State Of Washington, V. Timothy Michael Foley

CourtCourt of Appeals of Washington
DecidedMarch 21, 2023
Docket56498-0
StatusUnpublished

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Opinion

Filed Washington State Court of Appeals Division Two

March 21, 2023

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON

DIVISION II STATE OF WASHINGTON No. 56498-0-II

Respondent,

v.

TIMOTHY MICHAEL FOLEY, UNPUBLISHED OPINION

Appellant.

GLASGOW, C.J.—KR told police that her ex-fiancé, Timothy Michael Foley, was harassing

her by phone and social media, and police obtained a warrant to search Foley’s cell phone for

certain evidence. When executing the search warrant, two officers saw material that appeared to

be depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct.1 Police obtained a second search

warrant and seized evidence that Foley possessed such depictions.

The State charged Foley with multiple counts of possession of depictions of minors

engaged in sexually explicit conduct. At trial, Foley unsuccessfully moved to suppress the

evidence recovered from his cell phone.

A jury found Foley guilty of seven counts of first degree possession of depictions of minors

engaged in sexually explicit conduct and four counts of second degree possession of such

depictions. When the trial court sentenced Foley, it dismissed without prejudice three counts of

1 We recognize that many organizations advocating for survivors of sexual abuse use the term “child sexual abuse material.” We use the term “minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct” to mirror the language in RCW 9.68A.070, the statute that criminalizes possessing such depictions. No. 56498-0-II

second degree possession of depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct to prevent

double jeopardy violations. The court imposed a total of 102 months of confinement.

Foley argues that the trial court improperly denied his suppression motion. He also

contends that one conviction violated double jeopardy because the court entered eight convictions

when Foley committed seven units of prosecution. He assigns error to the trial court’s entry of

several community custody conditions.

We affirm the trial court’s denial of Foley’s suppression motion and hold that no double

jeopardy violation occurred. We also hold that the community custody conditions prohibiting

Foley from accessing sexually exploitative materials and information pertaining to minors are

unconstitutionally vague or overbroad. We remand for the trial court to revise or strike them, direct

the trial court to strike the condition requiring breath tests and the imposition of community

supervision fees, and otherwise affirm the judgment and sentence.

FACTS

I. BACKGROUND

On May 20, 2019, KR called the police. She told an officer that Foley, her ex-fiancé, had

been harassing her by phone and social media. She had received an e-mail from Foley dated May

19, 2019. In the e-mail, Foley wrote, “I’m sorry you chose for it to be this way[.] Maybe none of

this material will impact custody, employment, Watson Furniture or social standing.” Clerk’s

Papers (CP) at 22. KR had a young son and KR’s boyfriend, KJ, worked at Watson Furniture when

she received the e-mail.

KR said that the day after Foley sent the e-mail, she got a phone call from SW, her son’s

father. SW informed her about a “strange” Facebook message from an anonymous user. CP at 21.

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The message said SW “might want to search the name [KR] on [Xvideos.com] and similar sites.”

Id. Foley later admitted to sending the Facebook message.

KR told the officer that she searched her name on Xvideos.com and found a pornographic

video of herself and her current boyfriend, KJ. When KR and Foley were in a relationship, Foley

“enjoyed watching videos of her having sexual encounters with other people.” Id. KR said the

video on Xvideos.com was taken on her phone more than a year ago and that only Foley and KJ

“would have had access to it with her permission.” CP at 21-22. She did not give anyone

permission to post the video and she was confident Foley had posted it.

Later that day, KR contacted the officer again. She said that when she typed her name into

Xvideos.com, she found a profile—created that day—with sexually explicit pictures of herself,

recordings of herself engaging in sexual acts, and private information about her, including her

relationship with KJ. She also saw pictures taken from her Facebook profile. KR said Foley

appeared to be actively uploading pictures to the Xvideos.com profile.

In May 2019, with SW’s approval, law enforcement got a search warrant for SW’s

Facebook account. They found the conversation with the anonymous user who pointed SW to

Xvideos.com. After identifying the anonymous user’s Facebook account, law enforcement

obtained a search warrant for the account the following month. Facebook responded that same

month with records for the account, which showed that it was created using an email address

referencing KR’s name and birth date and a phone number similar to the one law enforcement had

on file for Foley. Using these records, law enforcement also determined that the person who sent

the anonymous message to SW did so from a location close to Foley’s apartment.

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II. SEARCH WARRANTS INVOLVING FOLEY’S CELL PHONE

A. First Search Warrant

On December 26, 2019, a superior court judge issued a warrant to seize the cell phone

associated with Foley’s number. The warrant authorized a search of the cell phone for evidence of

cyberstalking and disclosing intimate images. The warrant authorized officers to search and seize

the following:

1. Cellular telephone assigned phone number [ending in 4877]; 2. A forensic search of the cellular phone referenced above for: internet history, Facebook, and Facebook Messenger account activity associated with [the email address with KR’s name and birth date] between 5/18/2019 04:54:48 UTC and 5/20/2019 05:21:19 UTC, videos and images of [KR and/or KJ], images and any data related to [Xvideos.com] profile [KR], internet history regarding Xvideos.com, any data indicating dominion and control of the cellular phone, all related to RCW 9.61.260 Cyberstalking & RCW 9A.86.010 Disclosing intimate images; 3. Authorize examination of any application being used for location sharing, and/or geofencing used to notify when arriving or leaving a location; 4. Authorize technical assistance by agents and/or employees of any outside experts deemed necessary to assist in obtaining the above described information.

CP at 17 (emphasis added).

The next day, Detectives Gerald Swayze and Chad Birkenfeld went to Foley’s home and

asked to speak with him. The officers spoke with Foley in an unmarked police car. Swayze asked

if the phone number ending in 4877 was Foley’s phone number and Foley said it was. Swayze then

said he had a search warrant for Foley’s cell phone. Foley gave Swayze the cell phone and said he

had no password. Birkenfeld asked Foley “if there was anything on the phone that shouldn’t be on

there,” including depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct. CP at 92. Foley said

he did not think so.

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Once they finished speaking with Foley, Swayze and Birkenfeld drove away.

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