A Canberra man who groomed a 12-year-old American girl for sex, after her mother pimped her out to him, will spend only 28 days in jail.
Thomas Keski Nummi Wilson was 22 years old when he groomed a girl in Colorado, United States over the internet.
His lawyers argued Keski Nummi Wilson established a genuine friendship with the girl, but then had inappropriate and explicit sexual conversations with her.
The ACT Supreme Court heard these conversations educated the young child in sexual matters she should not be exposed to and would have been extremely damaging to the child.
The court heard as part of their communication, Keski Nummi Wilson got the girl to send him pornographic images of herself.
He also sent the 12-year-old sex toys and sex aids and thousands of dollars in gifts.
To show he was genuine, Keski Nummi Wilson also sent a photograph of his photo ID from the University of Canberra and a copy of his driver’s licence.
Both photographs clearly showed that Keski Nummi Wilson was 22 at the time.
The court heard Australian police were alerted to Keski Nummi Wilson when the FBI contacted them.
The young girl’s mother, Julie Greiner, 43, was arrested after the girl’s brother, Alex, alerted police.