Opinion ID: 2341603
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Danforth's Admissions to the King County Sheriff

Text: ¶ 7 On October 25, 2006, Danforth went to the King County Sheriff's Office and asked to speak to a detective. He told the detective that he had come to turn himself in because he [felt] like re-offending. Clerk's Papers (CP) at 66. Danforth then told the detective that he was sexually interested in young boys. Danforth said he needed to be in a facility permanently and told the detective that his desire was dangerous. Id. The detective called mental health professionals (MHPs) to interview Danforth. ¶ 8 Danforth explained to the MHPs that he desires, needs, wants to have sex with children. Id. He told them, I have impulses that I want to [have sex with children]. If I'm not locked upI could reoffend. Id. at 66-67. Among other statements, Danforth said that he would walk to a bus stop with young boys (or wait for young boys to arrive) and then try to have sex with them. He also said he would go to a specific video arcade, find a boy playing a video game, and rub against the boy, saying, [I]f they like it I might pursue more. Id. at 67. The detective advised Danforth of his Miranda [2] rights and booked him into the King County Jail. Danforth thanked him and stated that he understood his rights. ¶ 9 The next day, a detective took a recorded statement from Danforth. [3] Danforth reiterated his prior statements and asked to be committed as a sex offender. After explicitly describing how he would have sexual intercourse with a young boy, Danforth said, I feel I'd be a serious danger to society if I was turned loose, and if it wasn't for the police that I can turn to, I'm about ready to offend. Id. at 398, 400, 406. The detective and Danforth also discussed his history of sex offenses.