--- author: Eric Wagoner date: '2000-03-21T12:00:09' draft: false title: Patrick Naughton has pleaded guilty --- Patrick Naughton has pleaded guilty to one count of crossing state lines for the purpose of meeting a minor for sex in return for having the other charges dropped. This saves him from sitting though a second trial. Excite posted [an excellent lengthy article](http://news.excite.com/news/zd/000321/09/jailbait-and) this morning titled "Jailbait and Switch" that details what he did, how he got caught, and how he fought his way through the first trial.