The Georgia Supreme Court on Tuesday reinstated a child exploitation charge that a lower appellate court said couldn’t stick because the defendant had communicated with an adult, rather than a child.
Defendant Dennis Cosmo was convicted on various counts in Catoosa County after he spoke online with an undercover agent regarding her offer to engage in a sexual encounter with him involving herself and at least one of her fictional underage daughters. Cosmo later told the agent he wanted to “just keep it at you and me,” but police arrested him after he traveled to meet up with the agent.
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