Spokane man arrested after confrontation by online predator-hunting group
This still image, released by Predator Poachers, shows Howard Penney, left, sitting at a table Saturday in Wallace with a juvenile male he allegedly believed he had been communicating with online before driving there to meet.
Predator Poachers
WALLACE — A Spokane man was arrested Saturday on charges of attempting to solicit a child for sexual activity. He was apprehended after being caught by an online group.
Howard Penney, 55, was charged Monday with three felonies: child sexual abuse, enticing a child through the internet or other communication device and possession of sexually exploitative material involving a child.
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