KNDO/KNDU Tri-Cities, Yakima, WA | Sex predator commitment trial in Walla Walla
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Associated Press - June 10, 2009 12:15 PM ET
WALLA WALLA, Wash. (AP) - A trial is set for next Wednesday in Walla Walla Superior Court to determine whether a prison inmate completing a sentence for child molesting should be committed as a sex predator.
The state attorney general's office says 58-year-old Kenneth Longsdorff is a pedophile. The Walla Walla Union-Bulletin reports he also has a previous conviction for raping three boys.
The civil commitment trial will determine whether he will be locked up indefinitely for treatment at the Special Commitment Center for sex predators on McNeil Island.
Information from: Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, http://www.union-bulletin.com
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