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STATE v. CHESTER

No. 64412-8.

940 P.2d 1374 (1997)

133 Wash.2d 15

The STATE of Washington, Petitioner, v. Gary Powell CHESTER, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Washington.

Decided August 7, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Ladenburg, Pierce County Prosecutor, Barbara Corey-Boulet, Deputy, Tacoma, for Petitioner.

Law Offices of Monte E. Hester, Wayne C. Fricke, Tacoma, for Respondent.

GUY, Justice.

The issue in this appeal is whether the law which criminalizes the sexual exploitation of minors, RCW 9.68A, prohibited the Defendant from secretly videotaping his teenage stepdaughter, without the stepdaughter's knowledge, while the minor was nude and partially nude.

Statutes are construed as written. RCW 9.68A.040, as written, does not prohibit the conduct involved in this case.

FACTS

Defendant Gary Chester was convicted of...

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