P. v. Koujababian
Defendant, Abraham Koujababian, was arrested in a sting operation. A private watchdog group, Perverted Justice, employed persons who posed as under age minors on the Internet, to identify adults who prey on children. The police department worked in cooperation with the group. Defendant contacted a member of the group, who used an online profile of a 13-year-old girl. Defendant engaged in Internet chats with the imaginary girl and asked to meet her. Defendant was instructed to go to a location arranged by the Riverside Sheriffs Department where he thought he would meet a 13 year old girl for a sexual encounter. Instead, he was arrested. He was charged with one count of attempting to commit a lewd and lascivious act upon the imaginary underaged girl, in violation of Penal Code sections 664 and 288, subdivision (a).
The judgment is affirmed.
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