State v. Polchert

¶1 John Polchert appeals the judgment of conviction, following a jury trial, of one count of using a computer to facilitate a child sex crime. Polchert argues that the trial court erred when it denied his request for a jury instruction on the entrapment defense. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

¶2 On September 23, 2016, Polchert was charged with one count of use of a computer to facilitate a child sex crime. According to the criminal complaint, Special Agent Tamara Taubel of the Department of Justice was acting undercover when she posted an advertisement on Craigslist with the subject "when moms away time…