Can a prosecutor’s closing argument undermine a sexual grooming conviction?

Abstract

Would a text message disseminated by a 31-year-old man to a 10-year- old girl, including a meme of a dancing pickle and the text “tickle my pickle,” be enough to make the average reasonable person conclude that the sender was trying to solicit sex from the girl? (Introduction)

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Keywords

sexual grooming, closing arguments, trial, child protection, conviction

Citation

Reiter, E., & Pollack, D. (2024, August 14). Can a prosecutor’s closing argument undermine a sexual grooming conviction?