On May 7, 2025 The U.S. Department of Justice announced “results” of ‘Operation Restore Justice’ a “coordinated enforcement” operation to catch child sex offenders by the FBI. 205 arrests were made around the country, seven of which resulted in filed cases in the Western District of Washington: Michael L. Gershowitz CR24-039 is one of those Read More…
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State v Callahan Division 1 (Published 86613-3-1) Human Trafficking Can Mean Crossing State Lines. Then Continuing to Molest a Child
This case involves truly horrible facts concerning molestation by the Defendant of ‘L.M.’, who he befriended as a volunteer school math tutor. L.M.’s home environment was extremely unstable: she often came to school hungry and unbathed. The Defendant noticed this and started inviting L.M. to his house to play with his children. L.M. soon started Read More…
State v. J.H.-M. (Supreme Court-Published-102635-8) Minor Adjudicated of Forcible Rape Challenges Probation Condition of No “Sexually Explicit” Material
J.H.-M., a minor, was adjudicated guilty of rape by forcible compulsion after a trial. He was ordered, upon receiving a suspended detention sentence, not to engage with material depicting “sexually explicit conduct”. He challenged this condition as unconstitutionally ‘vague’ and ‘overbroad’. The legal route to Washington’s Supreme Court’s was so long and circuitous, J.H.-M. was Read More…