Adam Johnson guilty - 6 year sentence

How would our courts view a situation whereby an Adult meets someone on an adult app such as Tinder, with the profile clearly stating the girl as being over 16, and the pictures on this profile showing a girl who is physically developed.
The conversation ensues as any normal chat, they find themselves happy with each other and decide to meet up.
The adult has sex with this girl.
This girl is in fact 15, lied to the guy, and the girls father finds the conversation on Tinder.

This is technically illegal, he is shagging a underage girl, but was under the illusion that she was over 16.
In the conversation in no way did it come apparent of her true age.

Verdict???

And I'm not saying this is what happened to AJ, I'm just wondering what your views and what the courts/police would proceed with.
I'm pretty sure similar stuff has happened whereby underage girls get into clubs which are over 18's and I think as long as there's 'just cause' to believe the girl is of legal age then the courts are very lenient.
 
I was curious as to whether it was a family/friend connection, some connection through a kids organization, a connection at an adult location (bar, niteclub etc) or something on social media.

SlashmanX gives some context about a signed jersey.
Ah I see. But you get that it doesnt make any difference whatsoever what the connection is though. Right?
 
How would our courts view a situation whereby an Adult meets someone on an adult app such as Tinder, with the profile clearly stating the girl as being over 16, and the pictures on this profile showing a girl who is physically developed.
The conversation ensues as any normal chat, they find themselves happy with each other and decide to meet up.
The adult has sex with this girl.
This girl is in fact 15, lied to the guy, and the girls father finds the conversation on Tinder.

This is technically illegal, he is shagging a underage girl, but was under the illusion that she was over 16.
In the conversation in no way did it come apparent of her true age.

Verdict???

And I'm not saying this is what happened to AJ, I'm just wondering what your views and what the courts/police would proceed with.
If she said in the conversation she was over 16 and they have the conversation saved then it would be creepy but i don't think unlawful
 
I think because the difference is 18 months or 14 years. If the info in Slashmans post is legit then she was only just 15 when they first had contact in December.
He wanted a Thankyou for the shirt ? That's a really creepy statement and very much sounds like grooming to me
 
Is he a bit of a nonce? Yep.
is he a fucking fool? Yep.
is he guilty/should he go down? Yep.
was what he did wrong? Yep.
is he on the same level as savile? Fuck no. Savile was into prepubescent, disadvantaged kids. Johnos a fucking idiot and kin of a sick bastard but to call him a paedo might be takkng it too far IMO
He groomed an under age girl for sexual contact. If he ain't a peedo why is he acting like one? Is there a threshold before he becomes a peedo? He has had sexual contact with a kid. Simple. He is no better than a paedophile and just as bad.
 
The classic debate in Jurisprudence, Natural Law vs. Legal Positivism. Is law by its nature moral, or is it merely a set of norms that govern the interactions within society be they moral or not?

It's an old debate and one that it's hard to say which theory is the correct one, they both have their merits, they both have their problems. It is however safe to say that a 26 year old man shouldn't try to fuck 15 year old girls; even Fuller and Hart (not Joe) would agree on that.
 
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