How Internet Perverts Get Off in Queensland
Thank you for coming in today for this interview. Can we start by asking what is your current position?
I’m currently a Detective for the Queensland Police.
Excellent, and what essentially does this job involve and what skills does it require?
This job involves enforcing the laws of Queensland, investigating cases where a law has been broken, uncovering evidence indicating which persons broke said law, and charging those suspects in Court. Our role also involves maintaining a presence to help deter crime. Skills include investigation, interview techniques, computer skills, time management and making best use of scarce taxpayer-funded resources.
Very good. The position you have applied for will require you to work undercover and possibly in disguise where you must assume another identity. Can you demonstrate any experience in this area?
Yes. In one Police operation I was disguised as a 13yo girl and worked under the alias "Erin Princess Baby".
Oh! For how long were you able to keep up this disguise and for what purpose?
I was able to maintain the disguise during a 3 1/2 hour period for the purpose of conversing with a suspect.
This is very hard to believe since you don't look at all like a 13yo girl. How did you achieve it?
I was able to maintain the disguise by chatting on the Internet and typing things such as would be typed by a typical 13yo girl. This included discussing the colour of pubic hair and the size of breasts. I was able to further the deception by emailing a photo of a teenage girl to the suspect, and pretending to follow a series of instructions on how to masturbate.
I am sure you must have been investigating a very serious crime if you were prepared to go to such lengths. In this role we need someone with such determination combined with an excellent knowledge of the law. Do you possess such knowledge?
Yes of course. In fact in my role as a Detective I often enforced the law and charged many suspects with breaking various laws.Could you perhaps tell us the most recent case in which you did this? not revealing any names of course.
Yes. In the most recent case I charged a man with "using the Internet to procure a child under 16 for a sex act" so I clearly understand the law in this type of case.
Could you please elaborate a little? How many children was he suspected of procuring, and how many charges did you convict him on?
Um, zero and um zero.
What?
Well the suspect was actually only chatting on the Internet to another man who was pretending to be a teenage girl, so there was no actual child involved. Although the other man had typed in details of pubic hair, breasts and masturbation, and sent a photo of a girl, this was insufficient to convince the Court that a crime had taken place.
We are looking for someone who can handle setbacks in a dynamic environment and make fast decisions on his feet. In this case, did you consider laying charges against the other pervert? The one who was misrepresenting himself as a young girl, apparently encouraging illegal sexual conduct, and ultimately wasting police time?
Er, no, the other man was in fact a Queensland Detective who was working undercover at the time, myself in fact.
Next candidate please.
