State v. McKnight

Opinion of the Court by

NAKAMURA, C.J.

Robert John McKnight, Jr. (MeKnight), who was 37 years old, met and chatted over the internet with “Chyla,” who stated that she was a 15-year-old girl. Their internet chats involved McKnight’s “teaching” “Chy-la” about sex and discussing various sexual acts which McKnight would be willing to perform with “Chyla.” On two occasions, McKnight used a web camera to show himself masturbating during chats with “Chyla.” Unbeknownst to McKnight, “Chyla” was actually Special Agent Vincente Domingo (Agent Domingo), acting in an undercover capacity as a member of the…