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2422 a) specifically seems to refer to persuading (et al) an individual to travel to perform such an activity. Or am I misreading?

2422 b) looks promising as it's pretty clearly saying you can't pimp someone out - but it only applies when the individual being induced/etc hasn't attained 18 years of age.




Can you knowingly persuade yourself? Yes you can. (e.g.,"I convinced myself of that fact.")

In one fell swoop, you are both persuader and persuadee. Victim and victimizer.

The law states "any person", which can refer back to the person of "Whoever". It does not state "another person", which would distinguish a separate person from the person of "Whoever".


True - but I was considering from the context of the original question, "One wonders...what is the legality of running a 'service provider' from the US but incorporated in Canada for something like this? Like, say, a scheduling/reservation app for this?"

Presumably in this context, our entrepreneurial poster is not looking to rent his or her own body out via app, but to assist others in scheduling of such assignations.


I'm pretty certain that anyone doing that would face some harsh legal opposition, to say it mildly. This falls in the "How could you possibly think this would be legal?" category, especially given how the guy who ran Silk Road got arrested. Even if it had been legal in other countries, we would still have arrested him and charged him.


The activity would be called pandering (pimping).

Take a look at overview of the RICO statue (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racketeer_Influenced_and_Corru...).




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