Man Accused of Trying To Sell Kids On Craigslist

crimeandpunishment writes "You can get a lot of good deals on Craigslist, apparently including children. A New York State man has been arrested for allegedly trying to sell his children on the online marketplace. From the article: 'State Police Investigator Bryan Blum said Joshua A. Stagnitto, 24, was charged with one count of third-degree falsely reporting an incident, a misdemeanor, after a report was made to Monroe County Child Protective Services advising them of the posting on the online marketplace. The posting indicated a person was selling their children. Police said an investigation revealed Stagnitto was the source of the posting.'"

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Actually, it never says he made the report. The illegal part wasn’t his “sketchy sense of humour”, it was posting a prank ad that would’ve been highly illegal if it was real.

“They were in no danger of being sold at any time,” O’Donnell said. “We made sure they were safe, and they are.”

Blum said the boys continue to live with Stagnitto and their mother, his fiancé, in Brockport.

Although Stagnitto claimed the ad was a joke, O’Donnell said it was not funny.

“What he did caused public alarm,” he said. “We hope he understands the seriousness of his actions.”

It’s no different from calling in a fake bomb threat. The police have to take action because they don’t know it’s a prank until they investigate. And you WILL get in trouble for it, even though you didn’t really plant a bomb. You’ll get in less trouble than if you had really planted the bomb, but you WILL be in trouble.