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<DIV><FONT size=2>When are we going to get a district court judge that takes
sexual crimes against children seriously enough to give sentences that promote
deterrence and demonstrates to the community that sexual crimes against children
are not to be tolerated? </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Thirty days soft jail time and five years of basically
meaningless probation is hardly an appropriate sentence for attempting to entice
a virtual 13 year-old girl into a sexual encounter.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Who is the greater threat to the well being of the
community? A single offense offender or a judge that gives many lenient
sentences?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Wayne A. Fox<BR>1009 Karen Lane<BR>PO Box 9421<BR>Moscow,
ID 83843</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2><A href="mailto:waf@moscow.com">waf@moscow.com</A><BR>208
882-7975</FONT></DIV>
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<H1>Man gets jail time in Internet crime case</H1>
<H3>Heustis sentenced to five years probation, 30 days in jail</H3>
<P id=byline>By Christina Lords Daily News staff writer</P>
<P id=storydate>Posted on: Saturday, June 19, 2010</P>
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<P class=storybody>A Moscow man who pleaded guilty to enticing a child over the
Internet was sentenced by 2nd District Court Judge John Stegner to 30 days in
jail and five years probation Friday.</P>
<P class=storybody>Kendall W. Heustis, 40, pleaded guilty to the charge in Latah
County District Court in mid-April.</P>
<P class=storybody>He faced a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison and a fine
of $50,000.</P>
<P class=storybody>The charge was in relation to an undercover law enforcement
sting conducted by the Washington County Sheriff's Office in Oregon between
April and July 2008. The investigating officer was a member of Oregon's Internet
Crimes Against Children Task Force.</P>
<P class=storybody>The officer posed as a 13-year-old girl from Oregon, and
Heustis exchanged explicit information through chat rooms and Web cameras with
the undercover officer during that time.</P>
<P class=storybody>"It's been a long two years," Heustis said. "I've learned a
lot from it. A lot of things happened because of what I did on the computer, and
I'm paying the price for it."</P>
<P class=storybody>During the sentencing, Michelle Evans, senior deputy
prosecuting attorney for Latah County, asked for 10 years probation and a 90-day
jail sentence.</P>
<P class=storybody>"I think that it's appropriate to impress upon Mr. Heustis
... the seriousness of what he did," she said.</P>
<P class=storybody>Evans said it was fortunate Heustis was chatting with an
undercover detective instead of an actual victim during the incidents.</P>
<P class=storybody>Heustis must register as a sex offender and complete sex
offender treatment at Valley Treatment Specialties in Clarkston. </P>
<P class=storybody>The computer he used during the enticement incidents, which
is in the possession of the Moscow Police Department, must be forfeited, and he
is not allowed to use the Internet except for purposes congruent with this
probation requirements.</P>
<P class=storybody>Under the terms of his probation, he is not allowed to be
alone with anyone under the age of 18 and cannot frequent any city parks or
schools where children may be present.</P>
<P class=storybody>Heustis is prohibited from consuming alcohol, but Stegner
said Heustis would still be allowed to enter some bars to be able to continue
playing drums in his band.</P>
<P class=storybody>He was sentenced to pay $100 in court costs.</P>
<P class=storybody>Latah County has never pursued an enticement case like this
before, Evans said.</P>
<P class=storybody><STRONG>Christina Lords </STRONG>can be reached at (208)
882-5561, ext. 301, or by e-mail to <A href="mailto:clords@dnews.com"
rel=external>clords@dnews.com</A>.</P></DIV></BODY></HTML>