A judge made it clear to veterinarian Roy Hodges Haralson in 2002 that he would get just one chance to straighten out his life.
He failed, Snohomish County Superior Court Judge Larry McKeeman ruled Monday.
Haralson will spend the next 10 years in prison because he violated terms of a special sentencing alternative for sex offenders that allowed him to spend just six months in jail and then undergo sexual deviancy treatment in the community.
Haralson watched pornographic movies and then failed to report doing so to his community treatment provider, McKeeman found.
Haralson, 53, of Stanwood was convicted of drugging and then raping a 10-year-old girl whom he knew. When she awoke the next morning, she was injured and there was a $20 bill on the bed next to her, prosecutors said.
Haralson formerly owned a south Everett veterinarian business, but since his conviction he has not been working, according to state community corrections officer Katherine McKenna-Smith.
In May 2002, McKeeman told Haralson: "You won’t get another chance."
"I appreciate this chance," Haralson said. "It’s all I need."
But Haralson, faced with taking a routine lie detector test as part of his community placement, admitted he used the pay-for-view feature of his cable TV to watch pornographic movies, a violation of his treatment contract.
He was supposed to tell his therapist right away, but did not.
He also left Snohomish County without getting permission, another violation of release. However, both deputy prosecutor George Appel and defense lawyer Jim Lobsenz agreed that leaving the county was not in itself reason to send Haralson to prison.
McKenna-Smith testified about earlier problems when Haralson was around children, another violation. She originally sought revoking his special sentencing option and sending him to prison. Later she recommended six months in jail.
"The defendant has had his chance," Appel argued, saying that Haralson has repeatedly failed to complete treatment. "The defendant has not made sufficient progress. In fact, he’s in regression."
Lobsenz tried to work out a deal, perhaps another six months of jail and some community service work in lieu of prison.
"I believe Roy is trying," Lobsenz said, adding that some jail time might get him to think things through.
The judge didn’t buy that.
"He’s had a chance, and I believe I made it clear at sentencing he wasn’t going to get a second chance," McKeeman said. "In the court’s judgment, the risk is now too high to allow the defendant to remain in the community."
Reporter Jim Haley: 425-339-3447 or haley@heraldnet.com.
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