Men in Dragnet

Smith agreed to pose in Polaroids and perform oral sex with a child. En route to meet her, he was arrested and later charged with conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit sexual assault on a child and two other charges.

Though he pleaded guilty soon after, Smith wrote a letter to the office of Judge Henry Nieto, chief of Division 1 of the Jefferson County District Court. He argued that Detective Faith Stevens, who played Ann, had "explained that the girls they use are paid adults dressed up to look younger and everything was simulated.

"If I were interested in girls I wouldn't have to go to another state for them. I came for the money they offered with the understanding I would be with adult girls in play acting, simulated scenes."

But no one bought Smith's arguments. He was sentenced in December 1997 and received six concurrent six-year sentences for three charges.

He'll be eligible for parole on March 11, 2000.
When she talks about cases like Smith's, Mounteer notes that the license plate for New Hampshire reads "Live Free or Die." She wonders whether Colorado plates will someday say "The Pedophile State.