I would like to address some of the comments made about 'setting him up'. First, there was no set up on my part or from any police agencies. Was the girl talking to him? Yes. Did she make contact with other members here too? Probably as I know she has friends here.
It was her and her guardian that initially contacted me about it. I then went to my supervisor and explained the situation. I also explained some of the past interaction that I've had with Steve. Then, detectives were notified of all of the involved agencies as this involves 3 different jurisdictions.
ALL messages sent by her to him were reviewed, and it is something that I would not consider flirting (but I could be wrong). Then, a detective took over her account with her permission. The detective replied to him only when he contacted *her*. Messages were sent saying things like "Wanna Chat", etc. Repeatedly this detective told him that certain chat programs would not work (such as ICQ). He provided links to her to download various chat programs and kept telling her via PM and e-mail to get on with the chat.
In one message, steve requests pictures of her, etc. The detective replied again stating her age as 14 and that she was a "little girl". This does not sound like anyone setting Steve up. His reply to her was:
Steve provided a list of hotels and *she* picked one and he agreed to meet her there and then pay her the money for the cost of the hotel room.
All of this was filed in the Maryland court system. A court commissioner agreed with the "Application for Statement of Charges" and found probable cause existed and that a crime did infact take place. To top it off, Alex apparently told steve to not contact this girl at all. A protection order was also filed on her behalf to keep him away from her. She has received 3 messages from him already tonight regarding this thread. Whats scary to me is he is STILL claiming that they can meet each other and that they can meet "once taylor is out of the way". After all this, he is still going after her.