Usually, the defense of consent is not available to a child molest charge. In other words, even if the under age victim was a willing participant, a sex act or improper touching is still a crime. Usually, mistake of age is not a defense. In some jurisdictions, if the minor is 16 or 17 but presented herself as being over 18, that is a defense. But if the minor was under 16, mistake of age is not a defense.
Prostitution is the act of engaging in a sex act for money.
It is also illegal for a person to solicit, or ask another to engage in a sex act for money. Therefore, it is illegal for a person to offer to have sex with another for money and it is illegal for a person to accept the offer of another to have sex for money. This is not true. It is not improper for the police to lie. Defense to prostitution A common defense to prostitution is entrapment.