This is indeed a schocking news! More so because the perpetrator is a fellow Nepali. My sympathies lie with the family who must live with this slander in an already conservative culture like ours. May God give them strength to forbear this tragedy. While it is premature to give any kind of judgment, positive or negative, relying on the evidence we have, one thing is clear -- Mr. Basnet had some sort of perverse inclinations. Someone posted here that the idea of "underage" or "pedophilia" is not a part of Nepalese vernacular, and I completely agree with you. With a lack of such a clinical label, "crimes" toward "underage" girls especially are perpetrated almost daily in Nepal. Take child marriage for example. I am sure there are places and communities in Nepal where girls below 18 are still getting married off to much older men who, on the pretext of "marriage," commit child rape on a daily basis. Some people here seem to vindicate Mr. Basnet on the grounds that he didn't actually commit the crime. True. But he had strong intentions to do that, if we are to believe the media. Though he didn't commit the act of pedophilia, he had pedophiliac intentions. Knowing the girl to be 15 yrs old should've been the red signal for the usual internet sex seeker, but her age didn't stop him from sending explicit materials to her which further show his pedophiliac tendencies. It can be strongly inferred that he might have followed up on his intentions, time and place permitting. Someone here also said that the undercover cop might have drawn him in with explicit talks. That is plain rubbish. Why would a so-called Normal person be titilated by a 15 year old in the first place? That would be a pressing cause for concern, were this person to undergo psychological evaluation. Personally, I am extremely averse to pedophilia and regardless of his nationality, Mr. Basnet's intentions to violate a minor is what provoked me more than whether or not he followed up with actual action. And thank God he didn't get a chance to carry out his plans! But again, my reactions are based on facts that are currently on the table. Who knows if Mr. Basnet is innocent?