‘Sexy time’ foiled by cops
Woman arranged to meet 14-year-old girl and mum
A SINGLE mum who tried to arrange a “sexy” encounter with a 14-year-old girl and her mother was foiled when an undercover cop showed up at the arranged surf club meeting.
Janelle Ann Hall, 46, had responded to a fake ad posted by Queensland Police on website Craigslist offering a “mother and daughter” experience.
Hall will not spend any time in jail after she pleaded guilty in Southport District Court yesterday to one count of using the internet to procure a child.
Judge Katherine McGinness suspended the 18-month prison sentence for 18 months.
Prosecutor Kathleen Christopherson said police put the ad on Craigslist and in November last year Hall responded.
“She suggested that the mother and daughter and herself play out a ‘sexy time’,” Ms Christopherson said.
She said Hall sent more than 200 messages about what she wanted to do with the mother and her girl.
“She was reminded of the daughter’s age, she expressed explicit desires,” Ms Christopherson said. Hall arranged to meet the mother and daughter at a Gold Coast surf club which was when police struck. Defence barrister Bernard Reilly said Hall had three adult children and two young sons aged 10 and 13.
He said a psychiatric report showed Hall was struggling with depression and anxiety.
“She struggled to explain how she was caught up in something she would usually find obnoxious,” he said.
Ms McGinness said she found Hall had “exceptional circumstances” due to her role as sole carer of her sons, her mental health issues and that it was out of character.
Under Queensland law, people convicted of sexual offences involving children must spend actual time in prison unless they can prove they have “exceptional circumstances”.