It doesn't matter when he just took off to find a 15 year old girl at random or searched for months before finding his target. He knew what he was doing.
And I don't need to wonder what she did, because no matter what part she played it doesn't make it less of a crime on his part.
And although the girl was below the age of consent that didn’t mean she didn’t willingly play a part.
Children and teens do stupid things. That doesn't give adults the right to take advantage of them.
5 years is not much of an age difference.
Oh I agree 100% he should be tried and convicted. He knew what he was doing and deserves everything he’s going to get, but do you seriously suggest that teenagers aren’t morally responsible for their actions? If a 15 yo gang banger murders someone where does the responsibility lie? I’ve heard of teenagers being charged with distributing child porn for sending naked pictures of themselves to others. Whether or not they were convicted I have no idea since the media rarely reports on and never follows up on anything that doesn’t fit the narrative.