State v. DeRango

On February 9, 1997, Gabriel DeRango telephoned fifteen-year-old Jessica E. and asked her to perform a striptease and sex acts for the purpose of making a pornographic videotape. Jessica refused. DeRango was later apprehended and found to be in possession of various "homemade" videotapes depicting young women performing stripteases and various sex acts. He was then convicted of child enticement and attempted child exploitation in violation of §§ 948.07, 948.05 and 939.32, Stats. He now contends that his conviction was in error because (1) the charges of child enticement and attempted child…