SHEPARD, Chief Justice.
The question presented is whether solicitation of a child may suffice for conviction of attempted child molesting. As the trial judge correctly noted, this is a question of first impression in Indiana.
Appellant Lawrence Ward was convicted after a bench trial of attempting to molest a child under twelve, a class B felony, Ind. Code §§ 35-42-4-3(a), 35-41-5-1, and attempting to molest a child age twelve through fifteen, a class...
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