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SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR PIERCE COUNTY STA TE OF WASHINGTON, Plaintiff, vs. STEVEN CRAIG POWELL, INFORMATION Defendant. SEX: MALE SID#: UNKNOWN COUNT I CAUSE NO. 11-1-03893-1

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I, MARK LINDQUIST, Prosecuting Attorney for Pierce County, in the name and by the authority of the State of Washington, do accuse STEVEN CRAIG POWELL of the crime of VOYEURISM, committed as follows: That STEVEN CRAlG POWELL, 'in the State of Washington, during the period between the 1st day of June, 2006 and the 31 st day of August, 2007, did unlawfully and feloniously for the purpose of

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arousing or gratifying the sexual desire of any person, knowingly view, photograph, or film Child Victim No.1 without that person's knowledge and consent, while that person was in a place where that person would have a reasonable expectation of privacy, contrary to RCW 9A.44J lS(2)(a), and the crime was

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aggravated by the foliowing circumstances: pursuant to RCW 9.94A.S3S(3)(p), the offense involved an invasion of the victim's privacy, and/or pursuant to RCW 9.94A.S3S(2)(c), the defendant committed
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multiple current offenses and the defendant's high offender score results in some ofthe current offenses going unpunished, and the State is seeking an exceptional sentence above the standard range pursuant to RCW 9.94A.S37, and against the peace and dignity of the State of Washington. COUNT II And I, MARK LINDQUIST, Prosecuting Attorney for Pierce County, in the name and by the , authority of the State of Washington, do accuse STEVEN CRAIG POWELL of the crime of VOYEURISM, a crime .of the same or similar character, and/or a crime based on the same conduct or on a series of acts cormected together or constituting parts of a single scheme or plan, and/or so closely

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connected in respect to time, place and occasion that it would be difficult to separate proof of one charge from proof of the others, committed as follows: INFORMATION- I

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That STEVEN CRAIG POWELL, in the State of Washington, during the period between the 1st

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day of June, 2006 and the 31 st day of August, 2007, did unlawfully and feloniously for the purpose of arousing or gratifying the sexual desire of any person, knowingly view, photograph, or film Child Victim
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No.1 without that person's knowledge and consent, while that person was in a place where that person would have a reasonable expectation of privacy, contrary to RCW 9A.44.115(2)(a), and the crime was aggravated by the following circumstances: pursuant to RCW 9.94A.535(3)(p), the offense involved an

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invasion of the victim's privacy, and/or pursuant to RCW 9.94A.535(2)(c), the defendant committed mUltiple current offenses and the defendant's high offender score results in some of the current offenses going unpunished, and the State is seeking an exceptional sentence above the standard range pursuant to

RCW 9.94A.537, and against the peace and dignity oftheState of Washington. COUNT III And I, MARK LINDQUIST, Prosecuting Attorney for Pierce County, in the name and by the

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authority of the State of Washington, do accuse STEVEN CRAIG POWELL of the crime of VOYEURISM, a crime ofthe same or similar character, and/or a crime based on the same conduct or on a series of acts connected together or constituting parts of a single scheme or plan, and/or so closely connected in respect to time, place and occasion that it would be difficult to separate proof of one charge from proof of the others, committed as follows: That STEVEN CRAIG POWELL, in the State of Washington, during the period between the 1st day ofJune, 2006 and the 31 st day of August, 2007, did unlawfully and feloniously for the purpose of

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arousing or gratifying the sexual desire of any person, knowingly view, photograph, or film Child Victim

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aggravated by the following circumstances: pursuant to RCW 9.94A.535(3)(p), the offense involved an invasion of the victim's privacy, and/or pursuant to RCW 9.94A.S35(2)(c), the defendant committed multiple current offenses and the defendant's high offender score results ill some ofthe current offenses going unpunished, and the State is seeking an exceptional sentence above the standard range pursuant to RCW 9.94A.537, and against the peace and dignity ofthe State of Washington. COUNTN

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And I, MARK LINDQUIST, Prosecuting Attorney for Pierce County, in the name and by the . authority of the State of Washington, do accuse STEVEN CRAIG POWELL of the crime of VOYEURISM, a crime of the same or similar character, and/or a crime based on the same conduct or on

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a series of acts connected together or constituting parts of a single scheme or plan, and/or so closely connected in respect to time, place and occasion that it would be difficult to separate proof of one charge from proof of the others, committed as follows:

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That STEVEN CRAIG POWELL, in the State of Washington, during the period between the 1st

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day of June, 2006 and the 31 st day of August, 2007, did unlawfully and feloniously for the purpose of arousing or gratifying the sexual desire of any person, knowingly view, photograph, or film Child Victim No.1 without that person's knowledge and consent, while that person was in a place where that person
would have a reasonable expectation of privacy, contrary to RCW 9A.44.IIS(2)(a), and the crime was
. aggravated by the following circumstances: pursuant to RCW 9.94A.535(3)(p), the offense involved an
invasion of the victim's privacy, and/or pursuant to RCW 9.94A.535(2)(c), the defendant committed multiple current offenses and the defendant's high offender score results in some of the current offenses going unpunished, and the State is seeking an exceptional sentence above the standard range pursuant to

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RCW 9.94A.537, and against the peace and dignity of the State of Washington. COUNT V And I, MARK LINDQUIST, Prosecuting Attorney for Pierce County, in the name and by the

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authority of the State of Washington, do accuse STEVEN CRAIG POWELL of the crime of VOYEURISM, a crime of the same or similar character, and/or a crime based on the same conduct or on a series of acts cOIUlected together or constituting parts of a single scheme or plan, and/or so closely

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connected in respect to time, place and occasion that it would be difficult to separate proof of one charge from proofof the others, committed as follows: That STEVEN CRAIG POWELL, in the State of Washington, during the period between the 1st day of June, 2006 and the 31 st day of August,2007, did unlawfully and feloniously for the purpose of arousing or gratifying the sexual desire of any person, knowingly view, photograph, or film Child Victim No.1 without that person's knowledge and consent, while that person was in a place where that person would have a reasonable expectation of privacy, contrary to RCW9A.44.11S(2)(a), and the crime was

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aggravated by the following circumstances: pursuant to RCW 9.94A.535(3)(p), the offense involved an

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multiple current offenses and the defendant's high offender score results in some of the current offenses

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going unpunished, and the State is seeking an exceptional sentence above the standard range pursuant to RCW 9.94A.537, and against the peace imd dignity of the State of Washington. . COUNT VI

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And I, MARK LINDQUIST, Prosecuting Attorney for Pierce County, in the name and by the authority of the State of Washington, do accuse STEVEN CRAIG POWELL of the crime of VOYEURISM, a crime of the same or similar character, and/or a crime based on the same conduct or on

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a series of acts connected together or constituting parts of a single scheme or plan, and/or so closely connected in respect to time, place and occasion that it would be difficult to separate proof of one charge from proof of the others, committed as follows:

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That STEVEN CRAIG PO WELL, in the State of Washington, during the period between the 1st day ofJune, 2006 and the 31st day of August, 2007, did unlawfully and feloniously for the purpose of arousing or gratifying the sexual desire of any person, knowingly view, photograph, or film Child Victim

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No.1 without that person's knowledge and consent, while that person was in a place where that person would have a reasonable expectation of privacy, contrary to RCW 9A.44.115(2)(a), and the crime was aggravated by the following circumstances: pursuant to RCW 9.94A.535(3)(p), the offense involved an

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invasion of the victim's privacy, and/or pursuant to RCW 9.94A.535(2)(c), the defendant committed multiple current offenses and the defendant's high offender score results in some ofthe current offenses going unpunished, and the State is seeking an exceptional sentence above the standard range pursuant to

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RCW 9.94A.537, and against the peace and dignity of the State of Washington. COUNTVI1 And I, MARKLINDQUIST, Prosecuting Attorney for Pierce County, in the name and by the authority of the State of Washington, do accuse STEVEN CRAIG PO WELL of the crime of VOYEURISM, a crime of the same or similar character, and/or a crime based on the same conduct or on a series of acts connected together or constituting parts of a single scheme or plan, and/or so closely

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connected in respect to time, place and occasion that it would be difficult to separate proof of one charge from proof of the others, committed as follows: That STEVEN CRAIG POWELL, in the State of Washington, during the period between the 1st day of June, 2006 and the 31st day of August, 2007, did unlawfully and feloniously for the purpose of arousing or gratifying the sexual desire of any person, knowingly view, photograph, or film Child Victim No. 1 without that person's knowledge and consent, while that person was in a place where that person would have a reasonable expectation of privacy, contrary to RCW 9A.44.115(2)(a), and the crime was

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aggravated by the following circumstances: pursuant to RCW 9.94A.535(3)(p), the offense involved an invasion of the victim's privacy, and/or pursuant to RCW 9.94A.53 5(2)( c), the defendant committed mUltiple current offenses and the defendant'shigh offender scoreresults in some of the current offenses

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going unpunished, and the State is seeking an exceptional sentence above the standard range pursuant to RCW 9.94A.537, and against the peace and dignity of the State of Washington . . COUNTVlIl And I, MARK LINDQUIST, Prosecuting Attbrney for Pierce County, in the name and by the authority ofthe State of Washington, do accuse STEVEN CRAIG POWELL of the crime of VOYEURISM, a crime of the same or similar character, and/or a crime based on the same conduct or on

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a series of acts connected together or constituting parts of a single scheme or plan, and/or so closely connected in respect to time, place and occasion that it would be difficult to separate proof of one charge from proof of the others, committed as follows:

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That STEVEN CRAIG POWELL, in the State of Washington, during the period between the 1st

day of June, 2006 and the 31 stday of August, 2007, did unlawfully and feloniously for the purpose of arousing or gratifying the sexual desire of any person, knowingly view, photograph, or film Child Victim

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invasion of the victim's privacy, and/or pursuant to RCW 9.94A.535(2)(c), the defendant committed mUltiple current offenses and the defendant's high offender score results in some ofthe current offenses going unpunished, and the State is seeking an exceptional sentence above the standard range pursuant to RCW 9.94A.537, and against the peace and dignity of the State -of Washington. COUNT IX And I, MARK LINDQUIST, Prosecuting Attorney for Pierce County, in the name and by the

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authority of the State of Washington, do accuse STEVEN CRAIG PO WELL of the crime of VOYEURISM, a crime of the same or similar character, and/or a crime based on the same conduct or on a series of acts connected together or constituting parts of a single scheme or plan, and/or so closely

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connected in respect to time, place and occasion that it would be difficult to separate proof of one charge from proof of the others, committed as follows: That STEVEN CRAIG POWELL, in the State of Washington, during the period between the 1st day of June, 2006 and the 31st day of August, 2007, did unlawfully and feloniously for the purpose of arousing or gratifying the sexual desire of any person,knowingly view, photograph, or film Child Victim No.2 without that person's knowledge and consent, while that person was in a place where that person would have a reasonable expectation of privacy, contrary to RCW 9A.44.ll5(2)(a), and the crime was

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aggravated by the following circumstances: pursuant to RCW 9.94A.535(3)(p), the offense involved an invasion of the victim's privacy, and/or pursuantto RCW 9.94A.535(2)(c), the defendant committed multiple current offenses and the defendant's high offender score results in some of the current offenses

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going unpunished, and the State is seeking an exceptional sentence above the standard range pursuant to RCW 9.94A.537, and against the peace and dignity ofthe State of Washington. COUNT X And I, MARK LINDQUIST, Prosecuting Attorney for Pierce County, in the name and by the authority of the State of Washington, do accuse STEVEN CRAIG PO WELL of the crime of VOYEURISM, a crime of the same or similar character, and/or a crime based on the same conduct or on

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a series of acts connected together or constituting parts of a single scheme or plan, and/or so closely connected in respect to time, place and occasion that it would be difficult to separate proof of one charge from proof of the others, committed as follows:

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That STEVEN CRAIG POWELL, in the State of Washington, during the period between the 1st

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day of June, 2006 and the 31 st day of August, 2007, did unlawfully and feloniously for the purpose of arousing or gratifying the sexual desire of any person, knowingly view, photograph, or film Child Victim No.2 without that person's knowledge and consent, while that person was in a place where that person would have a reasonable expectation of privacy, contrary to RCW 9A.44.115(2)(a), and the crime was aggravated by the following circumstances: pursuant to RCW 9.94A.535(3)(p), the offense involved an invasion of the victim's privacy, and/or pursuant to RCW 9.94A.535(2)(c), the defendant committed multiple current offenses and the defendant's high offender score results in some of the current offenses going unpunished, and the State is seeking an exceptional sentence above the standard range pursuant to .

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RCW 9.94A.537, and against the peace and dignity of the State of Washington. COUNT XI And I, MARK LINDQUIST, Prosecuting Attorney for Pierce County, in the name and by the

authority of the State of Washington, do accuse STEVEN CRAIG POWELL of the crime of VOYEURISM, a crime of the same or similar character, and/or a crime based on the same conduct or on a series of acts connected together or constituting parts of a single scheme or plan, and/or so closely

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connected in respect to time, place and occasion that it would be difficult to separate proof of one charge from proof of the others, committed as follows: That STEVEN CRAIG POWELL, in the State of Washington, during the period between the 1st day of June, 2006 and the 31 st day of August, 2007, did unlawfully and feloniously for the purpose of arousing or gratifying the sexual desire of any person, knowingly view, photograph, or film Child Victim No.2 without that person's knowledge and consent, while that person was in a place where that person would have a reasonable expectation of privacy, contrary to RCW 9A.44.115(2)(a), and the crime was aggravated by the following circumstances: pursuant to RCW 9.94A.535(3)(p), the offense involved an invasion of the victim's privacy, and/or pursuant to RCW 9.94A.535(2)(c), the defendant committed multiple current offenses and the defendant's high offender score results in some ofthe current offenses

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going unpunished, and the State is seeking an exceptional sentence above the standard range pursuant to RCW 9.94A.537, and against the peace and dignity ofthe State of Washington. COUNT XII And I, MARK LINDQUIST, Prosecuting Attorney for Pierce County, in the name and by the authority of the State of Washington, do accuse STEVEN CRAIG POWELL of the crime of VOYEURISM, a crime of the same or similar character, and/or a crime based on the same conduct or on

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a series of acts connected together or constituting parts of a single scheme or plan, and/or so closely connected in respect to time, place and occasion that it would be difficult to separate proof of one charge from proof of the others, committed as follows:

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That STEVEN CRAIG POWELL, in the State of Washington, during the period between the 1st

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No.2 without that person's knowledge and consent, while that person was in a place where that person would have a reasonable expectation of privacy, contrary to RCW 9A.44.115(2)(a), and the crime was . aggravated by the following circumstances: pursuant to RCW 9.94A.535(3)(p), the offense involved an invasion ofthe victim's privacy, and/or pursuant to RCW 9.94A.535(2)(c), the defendant committed multiple current offenses and the defendant's high offender score results in some of the CUlTent offenses going unpunished, and the State is seeking an exceptional sentence above the standard range pursuant to

RCW 9.94A.537, and against the peace and dignity of the State of Washington. COUNT XIII And I,MARK LINDQUIST, Prosecuting Attorney for Pierce County, in the name and by the

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. authority of the State of Washington, do accuse STEVEN CRAIG POWELL ofthe crime of VOYEURISM, a crime of the same or similar character, and/or a crime based on the same conduct or on a series of acts connected together or constituting parts of a single scheme or plan, and/or so closely connected in respect to time, place and occasion that it would be difficult to separate proof of one charge from proof of the others, committed as follows: That STEVEN CRAIG POWELL, in the State of Washington, during the period between the 1st day of June, 2006 and the 31 st day of August, 2007, did unlawfully and feloniously for the purpose of arousing or gratifying the sexual desire of any person, knowingly view, photograph, or film Child Victim No.2 without that person's knowledge and consent, while that person was in a place where that person would have a reasonable expectation of privacy, contrary to RCW 9A.44.115(2)(a), and the crime was

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aggravated by the following circumstances: pursuant to RCW 9.94A.535(3)(p), the offense involved an invasion of the victim's privacy, and/or pursuant to RCW 9.94A.535(2)(c), the defendant committed multiple current offenses and the defendant's high offender score results in some of the current offenses

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going unpunished, and the State is seeking an exceptional sentence above the standard range pursuant to RCW 9.94A.537, and against the peace and dignity ofthe State of Washington. COUNT XIV

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And I, MARK LINDQUIST, Prosecuting Attorney for Pierce County, in the name and by the authority of the State of Washington, do accuse STEVEN CRAIG POWELL of the crime of VOYEURISM, a crime of the same or similar character, and/or a crime based on the same conduct or on a series of acts connected together or constituting parts of a single scheme or plan, and/or so closely connected in respect to time, place and occasion that it would be difficult to separate proof of one charge from proof of the others, committed as follows:

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That STEVEN CRAIG POWELL, in the State of Washington, during the period between the 1st

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would have a reasonable expectation of privacy, contrary to RCW 9A.44.115(2)(a), and the crime was aggravated by the following circumstances: pursuant to RCW 9.94A.535(3)(p), the offense involved an invasion of the victim's privacy, and/or pursuant to RCW 9.94A.535(2)(c), the defendant committed mUltiple current offenses and the defendant's high offender score results in some of the current offenses going unpunished, and the State is seeking an exceptional sentence above the standard range pursuant to RCW 9.94A.537, and against the peace and dignity ofthe State of Washington. COUNT XV
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authority of the State of Washington, do accuse STEVEN CRAIG POWELL of the crime of POSSESSION OF DEPICTIONS OF MINOR ENGAGED IN SEXUALLY EXPLICIT CONDUCT IN THE SECOND DEGREE, a crime of the same or simHar character,and/or a crime based on the same conduct or on a series of acts connected together or constituting parts of a single scheme or plan, and/or so closely connected in respect to time, place and occasion that it would be difficult to separate proof of one charge from proof of the others, committed as follows: That STEVEN CRAIG POWELL, in the State of Washington, on or about the 25th day of August, 2011, did unlawfully, feloniously, and knowingly possess visual or printed matter depicting a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct as defined in RCW 9.68A.Oll(4)(f) or (g), contrary to RCW 9.68A.070(2), and the crime was aggravated by the following circumstance: pursuant to RCW

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9.94A.535(2)(c), the defendant committed mUltiple current offenses and the defendant's high offender score results in some of the current offenses going unpunished, and the State is seeking an exceptional sentence above the standard range pursuant to RCW 9.94A.537, and against the peace and dignity of the State of Washington. DATED this 22nd day of September, 2011. PIERCE COUNTY SHERIFF WA02700 MARK LINDQUIST Pierce County Prosecuting Attorney

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SUPERlOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR PIERCE COUNTY 2 STATE OF WASHINGTON, Plaintiff, vs. STEVEN CRAIG POWELL, DECLARA TION FOR DETERMINATION OF PROBABLE CAUSE CAUSE NO. 11-1-03893-1

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That I am a deputy prosecuting attorney for Pierce County and I am familiar with the police report and/or investigation conducted by the PIERCE COUNTY SHERIFF, incident number 112640252; That the police report and/or investigation provided me the following information; That in Pierce County, Washington, on or about the period between the 1st day of June, 2006, and the 31st day of August, 2007, the defendant, STEVEN CRAIG POWELL, did commit the crimes of Voyeurism (14 counts) and that on our about the 25 th Day of August, 2011, the defendant did commit the crime of Possession of Depictions of Minors Engaged in Sexually Explicit Conduct in the second degree. Pierce County Sheriff's Department Detective Gary Sanders reports the following: In December of 2009, Detective Gary Sanders of the Pierce County Sheriffs Department began assisting West Valley City Utah Police Department with their investigation of a missing individual, Susan Powell. Susan Powell had been living with her husband, Joshua Powell in West Valley City when she went missing in December of 2009. After Susan went missing, Joshua Powell relocated to Puyallup, Washington with his two sons, B.P. and c.P. They moved in with Joshua's father, Steven Powell, at 18615 94th Avenue Court East. On August 25, 2011, as part of the ongoing homicide investigation, Detectives from the Pierce County Sheriff's Department and West Valley City Police Department executed a search warrant at the residence where Joshua and Steven reside (18615 94th Avenue Court East). During the service of the search warrant, numerous items were removed from the home including several computers, digital media items, recordings, and photographs . . On September 13,2011, Detective Sanders was contacted by Detective Maxwell from the West Valley Police Department. Detective Maxwell reported that West Valley Police personnel had reviewed numerous 8mm video tapes, VHS video tapes, and compact discs seized from Steven's bedroom. Detective Maxwell reported there were thousands of images of females being videotaped without their knowledge. Some of the images were of Susan Powell, but many of the images were of other females . Most of these images were in public, but the photographer focused on the women's buttocks, breasts, and intimate areas. Some of the images were not in public but appeared to have been videotaped through windows with a telephoto lens. Numerous images were of female minors. On September 17, 2011, Detective Sanders obtained a search warrant to access the 8mm cassettes, compact discs, and VHS cassettes that were currently in West Valley City Police Department's DEC LARA TION FOR DETERMINATION OF PROBABLE CAUSE -1
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custody to retrieve any Images that may be either evidence of voyeurism or possessIOn of child pornography.

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On September 18, 2011, Detective Sanders began reviewing the material and observed thousands of images of females ranging in age from about seven years old to adult. It appears the females are unaware they are being photographed. In a majority of the images the photographer focuses on the intimate parts of females. Detective Sanders noted the images are organized and labeled and he reviewed three particular subfolders from the folder titled "Neighbors" on one of the compact discs. Detective Sanders also reviewed subfolders labeled "Taking bath-I", "Taking bath-2", and "Open window in back house". In these subfolders, there are two girls that appear to be between the ages of seven years and twelve years of age in the bathroom. Some of the images appear to be of an adult female. These images are captured from outside of the home. Among the over 2,000 total images, there were several that captured the two young girls unclothed and taking a bath, using the toilet and getting dressed or undressed. In many of the images the photographer focuses on the children's breasts, buttocks, and genital area. Also, within these three subfolders, it is obvious that the images are captured during different times and dates due to the fact that the girls are wearing different clothes and the lighting is different (during daylight and after dark). On September 19, 2011, Pierce County Sheriff s Department detectives responded to a residence that is directly behind the Powell's current residence. Steven Powell's bedroom window faces the side of this residence and there is a side window that is aligned with Steven's bedroom window. This window is similar to the one that is caught on the video with the girls in the bathroom scenes. Detective Sanders contacted the resident, who reported she had lived there for about one year. The resident did not have teenage daughters, but she ,iJlowed the detectives to inspect the layout of the upstairs bathroom area and windows and she provided contact information for her landlord, who she thought could identify former residents. Detective Sanders recognized the bathroom and surrounding fixtures that were in the images of the two girls in the bathroom. It should be noted that the bathroom is on the opposite side of the residence from Steven's residence and bedroom window, but the only line of view to be able to photograph the bathroom through the window would be from Steven Powell's bedroom window. Detective Sanders was able to contact the landlord/owner who said that he had rented the house to a couple that had two young daughters around the 2006-2008 time frame. Through further investigation, Detective Sanders located the mother of the two young daughters. She confinned she and her two daughters previously lived behind the Powell residence in PuyallUp. Sanders showed her a photograph of herself in the bathroom area and she identified herself. Detective Sanders also showed her two separate images with each of the girls in them when they were clothed. She identified her two daughters from photographs taken of the bathroom area through an open window on the other side of her house. She asked if there were any other images and Detective Sanders said yes . She asked what they were of and Detective Sanders explained that some were of her daughters bathing and using the toilet and changing clothes. She began to cry. She confirmed the images were taken at the PuyallUp residence behind the Powell residence and she reported that she sometimes left the blinds open in the upstairs due to the heat. She said she never thought someone would be photographing them from the other side of the house. She said she never gave permission to anyone to photograph them and that she and her daughters had no knowledge that they were being photographed. She said that they lived at the house from June of2006 until August of 2007. She identified her daughters as being born 09/2711996 (Child Victim No. t) and OS/22/1998 (Child Victim No.2) . DECLARATION FOR DETERMINATION OF PROBABLE CAUSE -2
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Specifically, Detective Sanders identified seven separate times when each victim was filmed. The 14 counts of Voyeurism are based on the following images: I) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) . 8) Child Victim No. 1 is seen in the bath nude. The camerazooms in on her vaginal and chest area. Child Victim No. 1 is seen in the bath nude. Child Victim No.1 is seen in towel and she is captured naked as bathroom door closes. Child Victim No.1 is seen in the bath nude. Child.Victim No. 1 is seen only in a shirt. The camera zooms in on genital area and pauses when her shirt is pulled up and the area is exposed. Child Victim No. I is using the toilet. The camera zooms in on her vaginal area as she wipes. Child Victim No. 1 is changing. The camera zooms in on her vaginal area and buttocks when she is unclothed. . Child Victim No.2 is seen in the bath nude. The camera zooms in on vaginal and chest area during washing. Child Victim No.2 is seen in a towel, her breast area is exposed . . Child Victim No.2 is seen in the bath nude Child Victim No.2 is seen using the toilet. The camera focuses on her vaginal area as she wipes. Child VictimNo. 2 is seen in a shirt only. The camera zooms in on genital area as her shirt is pulled up. Also, her breast area is seen as she takes shirt off to change. Child Victim No.2 is seen changing. With her breast area exposed, the camera zooms in on it. Child Victim No.2 is seen using the toilet. The camera zooms in on her as she wipes with toilet paper.

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The folders where these photographs were located are stored with thousands of other images of females, both children and adults, and many folders of images of Steven Powell himself. The images of Steven Powell are sexual in nature and include images of him naked, images of his genitals, and images of him masturbating. The investigation is ongoing and further charges may be forthcoming. I DECLARE UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON THAT THE FOREGOlNG IS TRUE AND CORRECT. DATED: September 22, 2011 PLACE: TACOMA, WA

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