So, my guess is that because the files are released publically there will ver

>likely never be any convictions or even indictments that come out of them.
>If there are any, it will only be for the most heanous crimes, against dead
>persons who cannot defend themselves, or against small-time players who
>cannot afford to properly defend themselves. :(

That would be true from the eMails but couldn't those underage women
go after the offenders themselves? Emails wouldn't make a case on
their own but might support what these ladies say..

That said, I can't help but wonder how many of those 'exploited'
under-age girls were there totally voluntarily and quite thrilled
about it at the time but now want to make a big fuss over it for
publicity and/or money.

---
* SLMR Rob * Young at heart...slightly older in other places
* Origin: Capitol City Online (1:2320/105)

So, my guess is that because the files are released publically there will ver

>likely never be any convictions or even indictments that come out of them.
>If there are any, it will only be for the most heanous crimes, against dead
>persons who cannot defend themselves, or against small-time players who
>cannot afford to properly defend themselves. :(

That would be true from the eMails but couldn't those underage women
go after the offenders themselves? Emails wouldn't make a case on
their own but might support what these ladies say..

They could. Sounds like they tried to take the criminal route themselves, going as far back as the late 1990s (??), but the FBI at the time sort of ignored them and/or thought they didn't have enough to make a case.

They may luck out in other countries, or in the individual states, provided that any state that legally could do so didn't have a statute of
limitations that has already run out.

They may need to try the civil route to get anything done on their own.

That said, I can't help but wonder how many of those 'exploited'
under-age girls were there totally voluntarily and quite thrilled
about it at the time but now want to make a big fuss over it for
publicity and/or money.

The issue here would be, as under-aged persons, they were not old enough to make those decisions on their own which would put the responsibility on the adults that were exploiting them.

Mike

* SLMR 2.1a * Stick em up! <BANG> Okay.... DON'T stick em' up!
--- SBBSecho 3.28-Linux
* Origin: Capitol City Online (1:2320/105)

They may luck out in other countries, or in the individual states, provided

>that any state that legally could do so didn't have a statute of
>limitations that has already run out.

They may need to try the civil route to get anything done on their own.

Yes, often after a few years that's the only option left.

That said, I can't help but wonder how many of those 'exploited'

>> under-age girls were there totally voluntarily and quite thrilled
>> about it at the time but now want to make a big fuss over it for
>> publicity and/or money.

The issue here would be, as under-aged persons, they were not old enough to

>make those decisions on their own which would put the responsibility on the
>adults that were exploiting them.

Yes, I know it's a mess. It's hard to say that a person who is 17 years
old is too young to know what they are doing but that's what the law says.
---
* SLMR Rob * Correct me if i'm wrong... everybody else does
* Origin: Capitol City Online (1:2320/105)