State v. Racus

*289¶ 1 Darcy Dean Racus appeals his convictions for attempted first degree rape of a child and communicating with a minor for immoral purposes. Racus argues1 *290that the trial court erred by denying his motion to suppress private communications that he had with an undercover Washington State Patrol (WSP) detective because he did not consent to these communications being recorded as required by the Washington Privacy Act (WPA).2 We disagree.

¶ 2 In the published portion of the opinion, we hold that Racus's communications with the undercover detective that occurred before the authorization to record…