Unbalanced wrote:
Look, I realize that this guy is terrible and all, but I still can't see how an 11-year old was convinced to take naked pictures of herself and send them to someone she doesn't know. I honestly don't know how people fall for this.
It depends. Rarely is anything as straightforward as it seems. Now, it is always possible that she's just a moron, pure and simple. To quote Freud, "Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar." However, I sense that there is something more to this. To me, this seems like the girl has emotional problems. Whether it be an inferiority complex, a desire to be given attention, or simply an overwhelming need to be loved by another person. She could have come from a dysfunctional family for all I know, and this guy may have been here only solace. Now couple this with a child's natural desire to grasp onto an authoritative-yet-understanding figure to help them through uncertainty, no matter who it be, and you have a child that would be estranged without him. To me it sounds like she may have had a Stockholm syndrome-esque relationship with him. Bear in mind, though, that this is pure speculation.