People v. Labarbera

OPINION OF THE COURT

Jill Konviser, J.

Introduction

In January of 2007, the defendant began communicating via computer with an individual whom he later learned was an undercover detective. He met the detective online in a chat room frequented by child pornography enthusiasts. During their communications, the defendant informed the detective that he was attracted to girls between the ages of 6 and 16, and invited the detective to masturbate together while watching child pornography. Also during those communications, the defendant transmitted a still image and a video recording of child…