State v. D.M.Z.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

NAJAM, Judge

The State appeals from the trial court’s grant of D.M.Z.’s motion to dismiss. Pursu*587ant to Indiana’s Child Seduction Statute, Indiana Code § 35-42-4-7, D.M.Z. was charged by Information with three counts of seducing a 16-year-old male. In its order, the court determined that the statute did not apply because D.M.Z. was not a “custodian” and the Shelby County Youth Shelter (“Shelter”) was not a “foster care facility” within the meaning of the statute.

We affirm.

ISSUE

The State presents several issues for our review; however, we address only one dis-positive issue:…