Law Professor Wants to Make Catfishing for Sex a Crime
Posted on November 20, 2018
WASHINGTON POST – Nov 19 – Anyone who uses an online dating site or an app knows that people don't always look like their photos. One study found that 80% of people lie in their profiles. Lies such as age or weight are harmless and easy to detect when meeting in person. But other lies are more dangerous. Some people lie to get sex and dating apps make it very easy. In a forthcoming law review, Prof Irina Manta will propose that state lawmakers confront this issue and make catfishing for sex punishable. Fines would be capped at $10K.
