P. v. Palato CA2/3
Appellant Jesse James Palato appeals from the judgment entered following his convictions by jury for annoying or molesting a child (count 3), contacting a minor to commit a lewd act (count 4), and attempting to arrange a meeting with a minor for a lewd purpose (count 7). These charges arose from appellant’s communications with two young boys via the Facebook social media application: count 3 involved 11-year-old victim F.H., while counts 4 and 7 involved 13-year-old victim A.M. At trial, evidence was admitted that appellant engaged in similar Facebook communications with the mother of a third boy, eight-year-old D.R., believing that appellant was communicating with D.R.
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