People v. Gaciarz

Defendant was convicted, after bench trial, of involuntary sexual servitude of a minor, traveling to meet a minor, and grooming. Defendant's text messages (with officer, in undercover sting operation, in replying to Defendant's response to online ad for female prostitute) provide most compelling evidence of Defendant's culpable mental state. Combining ad with texts, a rational trier of fact could find that essential elements of charged crimes were proved beyond a reasonable doubt. Evidence, including that Defendant traveled to designated hotel room with $150 cash and condoms, was sufficient to convict Defendant of the offense.(HUDSON and SPENCE, concurring.)