Can they arrest johns even before the exchange of money?
OK, it is my understanding that as long as there was no money was exchanged, LEO cannot arrest johns.
LEO needs to lure johns to actually hand out the money and right at the moment, they can arrest you, right?
But recent sting operations got me paranoid.
Let's assume that I responded a craigslist ad from a girl and we discussed price for specific sex acts over text messages.
And then when we finally meet at a motel room, can they arrest me even before I handing out the money to her? (based on the fact that I promised to give her certain amount of money for certain sexual acts.).
I always thought LEO can only arrest johns after they handing out the money but I just want to be sure because someone mentioned that there's sting operations in craigslist.
Any input would be greatly appreciated.