University of Richmond Law Review Volume 38 | Issue 2 Article 4 1-2004 New Technology, Old Defenses: Internet Sting Operations and Attempt Liability Audrey Rogers Pace Law School Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarship.richmond.edu/lawreview Part of the Computer Law Commons, Criminal Law Commons, Criminal Procedure Commons, Evidence Commons, and the Internet Law Commons Recommended Citation Audrey Rogers, New Technology, Old Defenses: Internet Sting Operations and Attempt Liability, 38 U. Rich. L. Rev. 477 (2004). Available at: https://scholarship.richmond.edu/lawreview/vol38/iss2/4 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Law School Journals at UR Scholarship Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in University of Richmond Law Review by an authorized editor of UR Scholarship Repository. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. NEW TECHNOLOGY, OLD DEFENSES: INTERNET STING OPERATIONS AND ATTEMPT LIABILITY Audrey Rogers * I. INTRODUCTION Internet sting operations to catch adults preying on children have grown as exponentially as the public's use of the Internet. These operations typically involve an adult law enforcement offi- cer posing as a child for Internet contact with a would-be defen- dant.1 Defendants caught in a sting are charged with attempt be- cause by use of the sting operation, law enforcement has * Associate Professor of Law, Pace Law School. B.S., 1977, State University of New York at Albany; J.D., 1980, St. John's University School of Law. Many thanks to Mavis Ronayne and Jill Grinham for their invaluable research assistance. Thanks also to my col- leagues at Pace Law School for their suggestions and comments.