I'll Add my IMHO Two-Cents to the Tiffany discussion
[QUOTE=MkePlayer;4676661]Yes, you're naive. The problem isn't your phone number showing up. It would be what's in the messages. The crime is in agreeing to pay money for a sex act. It doesn't have to take place, though if phone evidence would show it did, so much the worse. 99% of stings there is no act. Its in the agreement to pay money for it. That's why its not smart to discuss sex acts and money in messages (or phone calls). That's why its smart never to use phone numbers that can be traced to you (even with forensic analysis and subpoenas) and why its smart not to give out personally identifying information. They have to I'd you to charge you.
The passion pixie case in Beaver Dam a few years ago has been mentioned before, and is the most extreme case of what can happen. In that case LE got a search warrant for the premises and all the electronics. The electronics were sent to the state crime lab for forensic analysis. Her gmail account was subpoenaed. After a years worth on analysis of all that LE charged her with 29 misdemeanor prostitution counts and 3 felonies, ALL from evidence found with the search warrants, ALL for things that happened 1-3 years prior. Also 12 ish (forget the exact number) of her monger clients were charged with 29 matching misdemeanor counts. EVERYONE pled guilty in plea bargains. Imagine LE showing up at your door with an arrest warrant for something you did or messaged about 3 years ago.
Granted, this is unusual. And this only happens in cases where LE wants to make a big splash with publicity. However, even though its rare, don't assume it doesn't happen. It does.[/QUOTE]Something else to keep in mind. New Berlin is actually a rather affluent community (look at its schools and some of the sub divisions) with an significantly over staffed PD for it crime stats. This means that man power is available to pursue even the most pointless pursuits. They also want to send a clear message to discourage this type of behavior in the future. Pull a few numbers from the text message history, pay visits to the locals, call the out of towners. Hey they have nothing more pressing to do with their time (This isn't milwaukee). Word spreads, leak some details to the media maybe get a little TV exposure and the message is successfully delivered. These smaller rural PD's have the time and money to go after these types of crimes. It shows the community they are working to protect the image of the community and its residents. This helps every one get re-elected and keep their easy jobs. The message is clear, go somewhere else to do this type of behavior.
So be safe, be smart. What we do is just as illegal as the providers.