Is the age of consent different for online behavior?

[Poiuyt]

I just read on this on another site:

"It doesn’t matter what state the kids lived in. With the legislation that Foley himself had a hand in writing, what he was doing, with KIDS UNDER 18, is a felony. If it happened online, the age of consent for “dirty talk” is 18. If he was asking a 16 year old about his masturbation habits, or telling him that he’d like to disrobe him, IT IS ILLEGAL. I don’t care if your states age of consent is 10, under the law that FOLEY HAD A HAND IN WRITING, the age of consent is 18."

http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/02/pages-ross/

[ShortnFiery]

1. Yes, the irony is not lost on me - most people. n/t

[NNN0LHI]

2. Five year minimum in a federal penitentiary I am pretty sure n/t

[Lerkfish]

3. actually, the federal law makes some sense

because the internet can travel across state lines easily enough

[soothsayer]

4. Also, I guess they're not necessarily consenting to his dirty talk