But she looked 18!

A bedtime story.  Once upon a time, there lived a older man. Older man lived alone and was lonely.  So, one night, older man found himself on the Internet and through the course of his surfing found a website populated with lots of pretty, pretty girls.  From the way he described it, they were Sirens from Jason and the Argonauts.

Anyway, older man was taken in by one such pretty girl and got to chatting with her.  Over the course, of a few weeks, older man got into some pretty personal "discussions" until his curiosity got the better of him when pretty girl suggested that they hook up, he was already out the door.  When older man arrived at the appointed place at the appointed time, he found himself surrounded by a few dozen new friends by way of the local police department.

Seems older man had been "set-up" in a sex sting and was charged with (among other things):

• California Penal Code Section 236.1 (human trafficking)
• Penal Code Section 314 (indecent exposure)
• Penal Code Section 647(a) (lewd conduct)
• Penal Code Section 647(b) (agreed to commit prostitution)
• Penal Code Section 653.22 (loitering to commit prostitution)
• 18 USC 2422 & 2423 (solicitation of a minor)

The thing is, most people don't want to tell you what actually happened when they got arrested.  They only tell you what it takes to put them in the best light.  But who am I to judge?  I mean, I haven't been an omniscient law Librarian all my life.

Anyway, older man was quite upset, what with having to tell his tale of woe and was looking for help in the way of a criminal defense.  Knowing my collection as I do, I as able to suggest he take a look at:

• California Criminal Practice, Motions, Jury Instructions and Sentencing (TR)
• Sex Crimes: California Law and Procedure (Rutter Group)
• California Criminal Defense Practice (Lexis)
• California Guide to Criminal Evidence (O'Connor's)
• Criminal Defense Techniques (Lexis)
• The Entrapment Defense (Lexis)

...and with the last one, older man was less stressed and saw a way out of his mess.  

Sometimes you can't see the forest for the trees until you come to the law library. Sometimes you can't see a way away from your problems until 10 minutes after talking to your friendly neighborhood law Librarian who has a knack for helping you see a way through your problems.  

Yep, sometimes it happens just like that.