(2 Counts) Felony Child Prostitution Reduced to Pandering with Probation and 15 Days in Jail with Work Furlough/Release – State v. Mr. C (DMC No. 13345) (Maricopa County Superior Court CR2015-135680): Mr. C responded to an ad on Backpage.com. He thought he was speaking with two girls who stated they were 16 years old and agreed to have sex for $120 and a pack of cigarettes. He was actually speaking with an undercover Detective at the time. When he arrived at the Hotel Suites, he had money and cigarettes with him. He then was immediately arrested.
He admitted to Officers that he was there to meet with two 16 year olds, that he knew it was wrong. We got involved in the case because these 2 charges each carried a range of 7 to 21 years in prison per Arizona Revised Statute ARS 13-3212. Because they were 2 charges, the sentences had to be run consecutively to each other. This means that his minimum exposure was 14 years in prison. Because of Mr. C’s acceptance of responsibility, combined with the fact that the photos used in the ad were girls who appeared to be over 18, we were able to secure an offer to Pandering with Probation and 15 days in jail with work furlough/release.