Cop poses as mum offering sex with her and 14yo daughter in elaborate sting

In his appeal, Bartkowski argued the verdict was unreasonable in the circumstances, and that he had simply accepted the propositions put forward by the undercover police officer, rather than “procuring” the fictitious 14-year-old to engage in sexual acts – as he was convicted of.

On November 17, 2017, the female police officer – using the pseudonym of Mel – posted the advertisement featuring her fictitious daughter, named Ash.

“Single good-looking 37-year-old single mummy … down the coast for the weekend … looking for some fun times … I have a close relationship with my young teen daughter and looking for the right man to experiment with together … must be clean and trust-worthy … no time-wasters,” it read.

Bartkowski…