Josh Larson Port Townsend - Joshua Larson Convicted Sex Offender Washington. Joshua David Larson is finally convicted of being the Sexual Predator he is.

Joshua Larson of Port Townsend is CLEARLY a Sexual Predator and if the courts would have STOPPED him at age 24 when they were first informed, it would have saved alot of future victims. Pay attention folks.

Joshua David Larson of Port Townsend plans to appeal.  Joshua David Larson is a predator. Pay attention to you children folks. Give them the power to say no to hugs or anyone for any reason. Predators are mostly family friends.

Joshua David Larson is GUILTY and now a Convicted Sexual Predator, finally after nearly 20 years of the authorities knowing about this man and the public having no idea and trusting him with their children.

Josh Larson plans to appeal? Right. Clearly this man has spent his entire life abusing children.

"Port Townsend man found guilty of child sex crime in Snohomish County faces more charges in Jefferson

Port Townsend man acquitted of child sex crimes in Clallam County has been convicted in Snohomish County of molesting a 3-year-old girl and will be transferred to the custody of the state Department of Corrections before returning to Port Townsend to face similar charges.

Joshua David Larson, 41, was convicted Wednesday of one count of child molestation in the third degree and faces up to 5½ years in prison when he's sentenced March 30. He will be required to register as a sex offender.

The Snohomish jury found Larson guilty of molesting a 3-year-old girl during a 2013 Thanksgiving dinner in Stanwood. 

It reached its verdict in 90 minutes after a weeklong trial that included testimony from the girl, now 6.

Snohomish County Deputy Prosecutor Laura Twitchell retried the case following a mistrial in November. Those jurors couldn't reach a verdict after a couple of days of deliberations.

Twitchell said Larson will be processed into the state prison system after his sentencing and then taken to Jefferson County, where he will stand trial on charges of two counts of first-degree rape of a child and first-degree child molestation.

Larson plans to appeal his conviction, his lawyer said.

In the Jefferson County case, a 7-year-old girl reported Larson molested her in 2012, saying he assaulted her while she visited his then-5-year-old son at the family's Port
Townsend home.

Jefferson County dismissed the charges in March 2015 “without prejudice,” meaning the charges could be refiled.

At that time, Prosecuting Attorney Michael Haas cited the acquisition of new information as a reason for the dismissal.

The girl in that case and two others who accused Larson of sexually abusing them testified in the Snohomish County trial.

Snohomish Superior Court Judge Anita Farris permitted their testimony for limited purposes, specifically to refute the defendant's claims that the touching was accidental.

Twitchell pressed to get the testimony in front of jurors to prove that Larson used a common plan in each incident and that the touching was for his sexual gratification.

Jurors were told that Larson was acquitted in a case involving one of the girls.

The admissibility of the other girls' testimony is expected to be at the heart of Larson's appeal.

The Jefferson County charges were refiled Oct. 29 and resulted from the Snohomish County case, according to court documents.

Two acquittals

Larson has been acquitted of molestation twice.

He was 24 when he was charged with child molestation after a 5-year-old girl said he abused her. A King County jury acquitted him at the 1998 trial.

In March, a Clallam County jury concluded that Larson wasn't guilty of molesting a 9-year-old girl in May 2014 at the Sequim Aquatic Recreation Center pool.

The girl said Larson touched her while she was playing in the pool.

That allegation came two months after Larson was arrested for investigation of child sex crimes in Snohomish County.

He'd been released from the Everett jail without having to post bail.

In the Snohomish County case, Larson denied touching the girl's genitals and testified that his hand brushed her clothed buttocks as he lifted her to take a toy away.

Larson told detectives the girl may have made up the story because that's what her parents wanted to hear."

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http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20160129/NEWS/301299962
Josh Larson Port Townsend - Joshua Larson Convicted Sex Offender Washington

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http://www.ptleader.com/news/law_justice/prosecutors-building-case-against-pt-man-suspected-of-molesting-children/article_791ebb3c-e2f7-11e4-b91f-67e82c5eef0d.html


I especially love the story where the JUDGE let's this predator go without bail "by Judge Tam Bui, in early 2014. She responded by blaming prosecutors for not filing charges quickly enough.

Judge Alsdorf issued a 500,000.00 warrant for his arrest but sadly he was able to allegedly assault 2 more children shortly after his release."
http://snocoreporter.com/joshua-larson-acquitted-in-clallam-co-now-in-snohomish-county-jail-to-face-new-charges/

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20140606/news01/140609502

Joshua Larson CONVICTED of child sex crimes in Snohomish County Washington. Still faces charges in Port Townsend, Jefferson County Washington. Joshua David Larson sentenced to roughly five years.

"Convicted child molester gets maximum prison sentence"

"Joshua David Larson was sentenced to roughly five years in prison for child molestation Wednesday."

"EVERETT — Being accused of molesting little girls is nothing new for Joshua David Larson.
But getting sentenced to prison after being convicted of the allegations?

The Port Townsend man found out what that was like for the first time Wednesday.

Larson was sentenced to roughly five years behind bars — although there is a good chance he'll be locked up longer.

He was convicted of molesting a 3-year-old girl while his extended family gathered in Stanwood in 2013 for Thanksgiving dinner. There were no direct witnesses, and the case largely hinged on whom jurors believed.

Snohomish County Superior Court Judge Anita Farris said the sentence, the maximum under state guidelines, was warranted because Larson violated others' trust to prey on a victim whose young age made her particularly vulnerable.

Larson, 41, declined the judge's offer to address the court. He mostly stood silent through the hearing, sometimes closing his eyes and frowning.

Over the last 18 years, Larson has three times faced prosecution for allegations that he's committed sex crimes against young children.

He won acquittal twice in separate trials in King and Clallam counties, the first in 1998 when he was 24, the second last spring.

That came close to happening in Snohomish County, too. A jury here in November was unable to reach a verdict in the Stanwood case, leading to a mistrial.

Larson insisted the physical contact with the girl had been accidental and that his victim in the Stanwood case, now 6, may have made up the story to please her parents.

Deputy prosecutor Laura Twitchell took the case to trial again in January. The second jury needed just 90 minutes of weighing evidence from the week-long trial to find Larson guilty.

The defendant has demonstrated himself to be a liar and a remorseless manipulator, Twitchell said.  “He made a plan and he followed through on it,” she said.

Over the years, four other girls have accused Larson of molestation. At trial, Farris allowed Twitchell to present evidence from other Larson sex cases, but only for the limited purpose of challenging the defendant's claims that the touching was accidental. The prosecutor successfully argued that the defendant used a common plan in each incident.

The judge's decision about the other girls' testimony likely will figure large in Larson's appeal. On Wednesday, public defender Jennifer Rancourt successfully argued that Twitchell shouldn't be allowed to make reference to any other allegations against Larson except for the Thanksgiving incident that led to his conviction.

She also asked that limits be placed on photography, urging the judge to order no images of her client in handcuffs.

Farris resolved that issue by allowing Larson to participate during his sentencing without his hands restrained.

He remains charged in Jefferson County with molesting a 7-year-old girl in 2013. 

Rancourt told the judge she wanted to limit the chance that potential jurors in that case may prejudge Larson should it proceed to trial.

Because he's been convicted of a sex offense, Larson won't see freedom again unless he can convince the state's Indeterminate Sentence Review Board that he is fit to be released. If that happens, he'll be required to abide by a long list of conditions prohibiting contact with children and also register as a sex offender."

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http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20160330/NEWS01/160339906

"Joshua David Larson, 41, was convicted Wednesday of one count of first-degree child molestation and faces up to 5½ years in prison when he's sentenced March 30. He will be required to register as a sex offender. The Snohomish jury found Larson guilty of molesting a 3-year-old girl during a 2013 Thanksgiving dinner in Stanwood."

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http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20160129/NEWS/301299962

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