State Of Washington v. Steven Pemberton

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON STATE OF WASHINGTON, No. 81366-8-I Respondent, DIVISION ONE v. UNPUBLISHED OPINION STEVEN ALLEN PEMBERTON, Appellant. CHUN, J. — The Washington State Patrol’s Missing and Exploited Children Task Force (MECTF) posted an advertisement on the “Casual Encounters” section of Craigslist. Steven Pemberton responded. An MECTF officer replied, pretending to be a 13-year-old girl. Pemberton set up a time and place to meet, at which officers arrested him. A jury convicted him of attempted rape of a child in the second degree, attempted commercial sexual…