SEATTLE (AP) — A divided Washington Supreme Court on Thursday approved a registered sex offender’s application to become an attorney in the state.
Zachary Leroy Stevens, 35, has been living in Arizona, where since attending law school he has worked for a lawyer who represents American Indian tribes. He grew up in Utah, where he was convicted of voyeurism after sending child pornography to an undercover detective at age 19 and where several years later he was arrested for drunken driving while on probation.
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