News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 30, 2015
Contact: Eliza Vielma
eliza.vielma@senate.state.tx.us
Senator Creighton on Online Solicitation Dismissal by State District Court Judge

AUSTIN — Today, Senator Brandon Creighton (R-Conroe) made the following statement in regard to 9th State District Court Judge Kelly Case's dismissal of an online solicitation of a minor charge:

"This latest court ruling is yet another in a long line of recent rulings that have left most Texans asking 'How could this happen?' I am dismayed by the 9th State District Court's decision to dismiss a case regarding the online solicitation of a minor. An adult's intent to engage in sexual conduct with a minor is a criminal activity stretching far beyond freedom of speech and should not be protected by the First Amendment. I have the utmost confidence our Montgomery County prosecutors and our appeals system will work to overturn this decision so justice may be served."

SENATOR BRANDON CREIGHTON represents District 4, which encompasses Chambers, Jefferson and parts of Montgomery, Harris, and Galveston Counties. He currently serves on the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water and Rural Affairs, the Senate Committee on Criminal Justice, the Senate Committee on State Affairs, and as the Vice-Chairman of the Senate Committee on Business and Commerce.

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