Koenig v. City of Des Moines

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Sanders, J.

The issue is whether the city of Des Moines and its police department (collectively, the city) properly withheld the records regarding the sexual molestation of Jane Doe, a minor child, from her father, David *178Koenig. The plain and unambiguous language of former RCW 42.17.31901 (1992)1 exempts from disclosure only the specifically defined information identifying child victims of sexual assault. The details of the underlying crime, including the sexually explicit information redacted by the Court of Appeals, are of legitimate concern to the public and consequently subject to…