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He lived in Torrance and cared about his community. He had a family with girls, ages 4 and 8. He worked as an information technology officer locally as well. He had no prior criminal history except a DUI in his twenties. In a Nutshell : Client arrested in Torrance during prostitution sting.
Our office seeks mental health diversion for the client, but the judge denies this. Client ends up resolving the case with a conviction and three years of informal probation. One day he received a text alert that the Torrance Police would be conducting a sting operation for prostitution in Torrance. He responded to the ad because he wanted to see which hotel the police were using in Torrance.
He wanted to see how such a sting operation worked. The supposed prostitute asked if he had enough money and so our client found a picture on the Internet of about ten twenty-dollar bills laid out.
Our client went to the hotel, parked his car and walked around the inside of the hotel. Undercover police officers watched him. Our client went to the designated room to meet the alleged prostitute, but he did not knock on the door. He turned around and walked back to his car, disappointed that he did not see much happening. Undercover Torrance Police then approached him and asked him what he was at the hotel for. Our client quickly realized that they were police and could not provide a quick answer.
