People v. Steenblock CA4/3

FACTS

Between December 2009 and July 2010, defendant engaged in an online relationship with what he believed was a girl named “Crissy.” He told her that he was 26, and she said she was 13. His favorite age, he told her, was 12 to 15. During the course of these conversations, they frequently engaged in explicit sexual conversations about engaging in oral and vaginal sexual activity. In their earliest conversations, he asked her if she wanted to engage in oral sex, and said he would like to perform oral sex on her and insert his fingers into her vagina. Crissy said at numerous points that she had never had sex, and was “scared.” Defendant made comments such as “i should come out there, make you watch nasty videos . . . and let you practice sucking on me.” Defendant turned on his Web camera (webcam) so that she could see what he looked like. In a later conversation, they

Subsequent statutory references are to the Penal Code unless otherwise stated.

2 discussed that she was in Arizona, and he was a seven-hour drive away. He said he was serious about coming to see her. In another conversation, defendant talked about bringing a van or blanket for sexual activity. He acknowledged…