State v. Worst, Unpublished Decision (12-12-2005)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant, David M. Worst, appeals his conviction and sentence in the Butler County Court of Common Pleas for importuning and attempted unlawful sexual conduct with a minor.

{¶ 2} On November 17, 2003, Detective Mark Hayes of the Pornography and Child Exploitation Unit of the Hamilton Police Department was online, posing as a 14-year-old female to investigate persons who use the internet to solicit children for sexual activity. Detective Hayes was using the screen name, "andi_girl_14." A person using the screen name, "dmw2746," who was later identified as appellant,…