My question involves criminal law for the state of: New York
Hello everyone:
Let me keep this brief. A few days ago I was contacted by someone on a dating profile. We exchanged numbers and starting texting, the girl on the site was listed as "18", I'm 23. As we texted, she revealed that she was only 16, and I know that what I did was horrible, I did sent an inappropriate message afterwards. I knew I shouldn't have done it from the start and smelled something fishy, but in any case, I got a call from her "father" the next day. He said that he would go to the police unless I sent him about $360. I was about to, but I looked up her daughter and I discovered that her pics was well over two years old and of a different girl. In other words, they were scamming me.
My question is: Can I get in trouble for this? I told the "father" that what he was doing was illegal and he said that I better lawyer up. I know that a lot of people will hate me for this and say I deserve what I get, but would I get into legal trouble, even though I never really even texted this girl?
Thank you

