Seth Paine, 32, is charged with one count of communicating via a computer to lure a child under the age of 18, and one count of touching a young person for a sexual purpose.

He was suspended from the RCMP after being charged.

The 16-year-old girl, who cannot be identified due to a court-ordered ban, testified that in January 2006 she posted a profile of herself on an adult website designed for people "looking to sleep with each other."

When asked by prosecuting lawyer Marie-Sophie Poulin what she was looking for at the time, the teen said she was seeking confirmation that she was attractive.

She said she got some interest from other users of the site, and responded to a user who called himself "one hot cop for you," whose online profile included a photograph of him wearing his RCMP uniform.

The teen said he was "cute" and that because he was a police officer, she thought he "had to be a decent human being."

E-mails read out in court by the teen revealed that she at first told the accused she was "18 going on 19."

The teen testified she was gradually becoming interested in him, but was worried that he might find out her real age and tell her parents.

In e-mails back and forth, she said, she directed Paine to a website with her correct age. Court heard he also gave her his RCMP cellphone number and they later initiated contact.

The witness testified that on Feb. 21, 2006, during a break from her school day, she met with the accused and they had consensual sex.

The trial continues today.

© The Vancouver Province 2007