Rick Allen Deck v. State of Indiana

── Rick Allen Deck v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-01448 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 15, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Jefferson Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Tavitas and Judge Foley concur On September 28, 2020, fifty-seven-year-old Deck found the Facebook profile of a girl named “Jaidyn Reed.” Reed’s profile featured the phrase “Just a 14 year old girl living in an adult world.” Ex. 1. But Reed was not a fourteen-yearold girl; the profile was created by Detective Shawn Scudder of the Madison Police Department. Upon finding Reed’s profile, Deck sent a message saying, “Hi there girl.” Exs. 2, 7. Over the next eleven days, Deck and Reed’s profile exchanged messages.