The appellant appealed his conviction and sentence for child luring after communicating online with an undercover police officer posing as a 14-year-old.
The appellant claimed he knew the person was not a minor and only met them for a 'gotcha' moment.
The Court of Appeal dismissed the conviction appeal, finding the trial judge properly applied the W.(D.) framework and drew logical inferences from the text messages.
The sentence appeal was also dismissed, though the victim surcharge was set aside.
