Tales from the [Criminal] Trenches

“Don’t frequent areas where minors are known to congregate.” Samuel Irwin had sexual contact with three underage girls in various state of undress. It appears he may have photographed his victims.  After a number of criminal filings, he entered a plea of guilty to three counts of child molestation in the second degree and one Read More…

Tales from the [Criminal] Trenches

“Do you want some candy?” [Luring – Alive and well] Russell Homan appealed his conviction for “luring.”  Mr. Homan’s case took a long time to wind its way back and forth through the appellate courts.  Since the opinion of the Washington Court of Appeals occurred in December 2015, the Washington Legislature has already come up Read More…

Sealing Juvenile Sexual Assault Adjudications

Sealing Juvenile Sexual Assault Adjudications [“State v. J.C.”] J.C. was 13 when he did volunteer work at a preschool. He became involved with two younger children, a girl and boy, age 5.  He started his abuse of them by exposing himself.  Both children eventually exposed themselves to J.C. One of the children did not want Read More…