State v. Bridges

The defendant, Robert Alan Bridges, was convicted as charged of indecent behavior with a juvenile, in violation of La. R.S. 14:81, for sending a lewd text message to a 14-year-old girl. He was sentenced to four years at hard labor. He was also ordered to pay a fine of $4,000 or serve three years in the parish jail in lieu of payment. We affirm the defendant's conviction. However, we amend the sentence to vacate the portion ordering jail time in default of payment of a fine and affirm the sentence as amended.

FACTS

The 14-year-old female victim knew the married, adult male defendant from church,…