Mejak v. Granville

OPINION

RYAN, Justice.

¶ 1 In Arizona, a person “offering or soliciting sexual conduct with another person knowing or having reason to know that the other person is a minor” can be charged with “luring a minor for sexual exploitation” (“luring”) under Arizona Revised Statutes (“A.R.S.”) section 13-3554(A) (Supp.2003). “It is not a defense to a prosecution ... [for luring a minor if] the other person was a peace officer posing as a minor.” Id. § 13-3554(B).

¶ 2 This case requires us to decide whether luring is committed when the person solicited is an adult posing as a minor, but is not a peace…