Legal Opinion
Doe v. SexSearch. Com
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided December 30, 2008No. 07-4182PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MERRITT, Circuit Judge.
Pseudonymous plaintiff John Doe appeals the dismissal of his complaint against defendant, SexSearch.com (“SexSearch”), an online adult dating service that facilitates sexual encounters between its members. Doe used SexSearch to meet Jane Roe, who described herself as an eighteen-year-old female. The two met and had sexual relations. Roe, it turned out, was actually fourteen years old, and Doe was consequently arrested and charged with three counts of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor. In an unusual case of first impression, Doe then filed suit against…
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