In re the Detention of Anderson

¶ 1 Petitioner John Charles Anderson returns to this court a second time asking that we reverse his civil commitment under chapter 71.09 RCW. Specifically, he asks whether juvenile adjudication for a sexually violent offense is a predicate “convict[ion]” under the applicable statutory provision, RCW 71.09.030(l)(e). We hold it is. We also reject his other challenges and therefore affirm his civil commitment.

BACKGROUND

¶2 In 1988, when Anderson was 17 years old, he pleaded guilty in juvenile court to statutory rape in the first degree. The victim was two and a half years old. Anderson was…