Coffee, Your analogy of ENRON executive and Mr. Basnet is not valid as Mr. Basnet has not committed a crime, yet. Was he in the process...the evidence at hand seems to suggest so. Is there an objective answer to whether he would have performed as he said...NO. Should he be punished... based on the evidence we have, I would say yes. Should be put behind the bars for 15 years or whatever such conviction warrants, I dont know... An apt punishment for him might [sic] (as I am not sure) a probation of some sort. Given his education background and his stature in a society, his life will never be the same again. May be that is his punishment. Punishment, I believe, is not for vendatta. Rather it should be designed to suit the victim and the crime. Thats my belief. SimpleGal, Your writing was swell all around. You do bring about an interesting point by saying that the cops couldnt have in any way encouraged Mr. Basnet's intentions: "Why would a so-called Normal person be titilated by a 15 year old in the first place?" You do give a possible explanation challenging the mental condition of Mr. Basnet. One could also reason by saying if the "girl" hadn't gone out of her way to lure him, may be this would've never happenned. The fact is theres no objective answer in any side. Thats the uniqueness of this case.