A Kentridge High School teacher pleaded not guilty on Thursday in King County Superior Court in Seattle to a charge of attempted commercial sexual abuse of a minor.
Brent Patrick Conley, 27, of Seattle, entered the plea and is scheduled to return to court Oct. 15, according to the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. A trial date could be set at the court hearing or attorneys could ask for more time to prepare the case. He is out on bail.
Seattle Police arrested Conley on Sept. 18 outside of a Seattle McDonald’s as part of an undercover sting where a detective posed online as a 15-year-old girl seeking sex with older men in exchange for money.
The Kent School District has placed Conley, a first-year English and social studies teacher, on paid administrative leave pending the results of the investigation.
Senior Deputy Prosecutor Carol Spoor wrote in the charging papers that Conley did solicit, offer or request to engage in sexual conduct with a minor in return for a fee.
After officers took Conley into custody, he admitted to detectives that he went to the location to meet a 15-year-old girl for sex. According to emails obtained by police, Conley planned to take the girl to his Seattle home for sex.
Conley has no prior criminal history, according to the charging papers.
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