12/01/2025
They sure love their pedos on the Left…
🚨Washington Sentencing Commission Recommends Reduced Penalties for S*x-Offense Sting Busts Against Minors
The Washington State Sentencing Guidelines Commission voted 7-2-3 on November 14, 2025, to recommend lighter sentences for adults convicted of attempting to sexually exploit minors in law-enforcement “Net Nanny” operations, if the offender has no prior convictions exploiting a child.
The proposal now advances to the Washington State Legislature for consideration in the 2026 session for approval and signature of Gov. Bob Ferguson.
The proposal, which mirrors language in Senate Bill 5312—primarily sponsored by Sen. Lisa Wellman, D-Mercer Island—would shorten the standard sentencing range for first-time offenders caught in online "Net Nanny" stings. It would also reduce mandatory sex-offender registration from lifetime to five years and post-release supervision from lifetime to three years in qualifying cases.
A "Net Nanny" sting is an undercover law-enforcement operation to catch adults who attempt to sexually exploit children online.
Sen. Wellman's sponsorship of SB 5312 drew scrutiny over an alleged conflict of interest after reports surfaced that she worked closely with Mercer Island constituents Bruce and Joanne Glant, whose adult son was convicted in a Net Nanny sting, to advance the legislation reducing sentencing guidelines.
To justify their decision for reduced sentencing, the Commission members referenced a 2022 report from the Washington S*x Offender Policy Board that found individuals convicted solely through undercover operations reoffend at rates approximately 80 percent lower than those who targeted real minors.
Washington S*x Offender Policy Board Chair Brad Meryhew, speaking during the commission's discussion, described such sting cases as “cases which do not involve an identifiable victim,” adding that “most of those are attempted crimes or communication with a minor, for an immoral purpose, with a victim who the person believes to be a minor, when in fact they’re a detective.” He further stated that many individuals caught in these operations “have very little experience with the world,” and aren’t the worst of the worst offenders.
Republican members of the commission and victims’-rights advocates criticized the recommendation, warning that shorter sentences and supervision periods could weaken deterrence and increase risk to the public.
Conservative commentator Jason Rantz of KTTH 770 AM, who has covered the story extensively, stated, “This policy choice could determine whether adult perverts who try to meet minors for sexual acts face meaningful consequences,” framing the move as part of a broader pattern of leniency toward potential child predators.
📸Exam room at Dawson’s Place—a victims services child advocacy center—showing a ceiling of “sticky hands.” Each "sticky hand" represents a child victim of sexual exploitation. Photo courtesy of Dawson’s Place.
