State v. Mr. C (DMC No. 12879) – (2 Counts) Felony Sexual Conduct with a Minor (49 year old adult/2 minors; 17 and 14 years of age) – Not Charged – Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office Investigated (DR No. 20XX-XXXXX0).
Mr. C lived in West Phoenix, and was driving back to his apartment when two girls asked if they could catch a ride. When he allowed both of the girls to have a ride, then they indicated that they needed a place to stay for the night. He allowed them to stay in his apartment, and he left the next day to go to a job interview. A neighbor called Mr. C and told him that one of the girls had knocked on their door looking for drugs. When he got back to his apartment, one of the girls was unconscious on his apartment floor, apparently due to a drug overdose.
He called 911 and the Fire Department came to get the girls. While at the Hospital, the 17 year old girl had indicated she had consensual sex with Mr. C the night before. When Police arrived, she then changed her story and said that she had not had sex with him. However, she was worried that Mr. C had sex with the 14 year old. The Police then contacted Mr. C and he retained our services.
Through our investigation, it was discovered that the 17 year old had consensual sex with three other men over the previous three nights due to the fact she was a runaway. Her 14 year old friend had overdosed and had no memory of having sex with anyone. It turned out that the two girls had raided Mr. C’s medicine cabinet when he had gone to his interview. They had also taken Xanax and Robitussin Cough Syrup, and had drank a large amount of his liquor. Ultimately, due to the lack of any physical evidence, we were able to convince the Surprise Police Department to not route the case for charging to the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office. If Mr. C had been charged and convicted, he could’ve potentially received well over a decade in prison.