Convicted on Sex Tourism American National Convicted on Sex Tourism Charges in the Philippines Posted on May 22, 2016 American National Convicted on Sex Tourism Charges in the Philippines – www.philippineslifestyle.com SAN FRANCISCO, California – A San Jose man has been convicted on sex tourism and obstruction of justice charges in a federal court this past Friday. 56-year-old Michael Lindsay was convicted by a federal jury of traveling to the Philippines with the intent to have sex with a 13-year-old girl. The Department of Justice news release noted that Lindsay frequently visited Manila to have sex with a teenage girl – he communicated with the girl’s mother online and arranged meetings for sex. After the meetings, Lindsay is said to have paid the girl’s mother for sex. An investigation into the matter began when Homeland Security Investigations received a report from the Philippines that the San Jose native was having sex with a minor while in the Philippines, and that he was in fact paying the girl’s mother. In November of 2012, Lindsay was arrested at the San Francisco International Airport as he attempted to board a plane heading to the Philippines. Federal officials said he “engaged in attempted witness tampering and obstruction of justice.” In December of 2012, a grand jury charged him with intent of traveling for illicit sex and engaging in sex with a minor in a foreign country. This past February, a federal grand jury added the charges of attempted witness tampering and obstruction of justice. Lindsay is currently in custody – his sentencing hearing is to take place on August 3, 2016 in San Francisco. Lindsay faces up to 30 years for each count of sex tourism, 20 years for attempted witness tampering, and 20 years for obstruction of justice. He also faces a maximum fine of $250,000
I sometimes wonder if the old way wasn't better. The old shotgun wedding. The girl would have her meat/dollar hooks into him for the rest of his life. As it is, it sounds like the girl can just run along now. Unless mom can peddle her to someone else. Sad story in every way. If it were a 60 year old Filipino and a 15 year old girl, he would convert to Islam, marry the girl and the story would soon become a non-story. Happened not that long ago, anyone remember?
Boy, that's an interesting question. I wonder sometimes if either the old way or the new way are truly effective ways of eliminating the trafficking of minors. Perhaps a deterrent, but I wonder sometimes if this trafficking issue runs much deeper than what these punitive ways of deterrence can actually accomplish and eliminate. nwlivewire
Good point livewire, for me, the causes of trafficking run from social injustice to poverty and wind their way through plain no hopesville with a detour to just-plain-evils-burg. I'm not sure I have the answer. And like you I try to avoid the 'come down on 'em hard' approach. Lotsa hard luck and desperation behind the minor in the centre, and boy do they need protecting. Gonna be a bit harder on the perps though. Despite good robust brain studies about "lacking empathy" or "moral centre shut down" a lot of them are sentient about the risks. Lock em away, rehabilitate or execute according to your politics. I err on the rehab side, that's my job, the execute side are just plain ignorant about brain structure I am sure.
