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Taiwan investigates police after teenager sexually assaulted in botched sting (www.bbc.com)

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The 13-year-old had been used in an undercover operation to help catch a man she met on a dating app.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There is currently no law governing whether the police can recruit minors to go undercover in investigations, Taoyuan-based lawyer Fan Kang-hsiang told news website Focus Taiwan

I feel like there really should be.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I believe in the US they are allowed to use minors for stings but with parents permission. Doesn't say anything about that in the article.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (4 children)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Fuckin’ A

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

The 13-year-old went to police after the man she met on an app tried to blackmail her into having sex with him. Police instead sent her on a sting operation to catch the man, who had threatened to release her nude photos.

If you screw up at work, maybe you can feel a bit better knowing at least you're not these guys.