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Criminal

Sep. 30, 2010

Attorney Pleads Guilty In Sex Sting

A Los Angeles attorney pleaded guilty Tuesday to exchanging sexually explicit messages and arranging a hotel rendezvous with an undercover officer posing as a 16-year-old girl.

By Brandon Ortiz

Daily Journal Staff Writer

A Los Angeles attorney pleaded guilty Tuesday to exchanging sexually explicit messages and arranging a hotel rendezvous with an undercover officer posing as a 16-year-old girl.

As part of a plea deal for a six-year sentence, Eduardo Brito Leaton, 39, pleaded guilty to one count of meeting a minor for lewd purposes and three counts of using a minor for sex acts, according to the Los An...

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