Soldier Convicted For Sex Offense
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Updated: 10:40 PM Feb 2, 2006
Soldier Convicted For Sex Offense
A jury Thursday found a Topeka soldier guilty of a sex offense against a child.
Posted: 10:40 PM Feb 2, 2006
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The jury deliberated for less than 20 minutes before finding 24 year old Eric Binns guilty of indecent solicitation of a child younger than 14.

In January last year Binns went into an online chatroom and spoke with someone who claimed to be a 13 year old girl several times.

Binns asked the girl if she was a virgin, if she wanted to have sex, and material too graphic to mention, but the girl wasn't 13.

Binns was really talking to a 37 year old woman, we'll call "Nikki" to protect her identity.

She's the founder of U.S. Cyberwatch, an organization aimed to catch sex offenders who solicit kids online.

Nikki was the key witness in the case and was pleased with the verdict.

However, the defense argued the case should be dismissed because Binns never actually talked to a 13 year old.

This marks Cyberwatch's 25th conviction against a sex
offender.

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