STATE v. BENSON

No. 53,578-KA.

305 So.3d 135 (2020)

STATE of Louisiana, Appellee, v. John Clay BENSON, Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Judgment rendered November 10, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

LOUISIANA APPELLATE PROJECT By: Holli Ann Herrle-Castillo , Counsel for Appellant.

JOHN CLAY BENSON, Pro Se.

ROBERT STEPHEN TEW , District Attorney, JUSTIN A. WOOLEY , Assistant District Attorney, Counsel for Appellee.

Before MOORE, COX, and McCALLUM, JJ.


A jury convicted John Clay Benson ("Benson") as charged of computer-aided solicitation of a minor in violation of La. R.S. 14:81.3(A)(1) and (A)(4). Benson, who was 31 years old at the time of the offense, had exchanged text and Facebook messages of a sexual nature with a 14-year-old girl ("victim"). He had also texted a photograph...

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