By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
The (Longview) Daily News reports a judge won’t decide until next month if 22-year-old Steven Moulton of Morton is mentally competent to stand trial for his alleged July attack on an 8-year-old boy in a ballpark restroom in Castle Rock.
News reporter Tony Lystra writes the evaluation from Western State Hospital has been completed.
A hearing was set for Thursday, but was put over until Sept. 22 in Cowlitz County Superior Court, according to Cowlitz County Prosecutor Sue Baur.
Moulton has a pending case in Lewis County from last summer when he was found inside a park bathroom stall in Morton with an 8-year-old boy.
He is also accused of a June 27 incident at the Maytown rest area north of Centralia in which authorities say he groped and kissed a 9-year-old boy.
Moulton has previously been found not competent due to a developmental disability.
Read Lystra’s news story from The (Longview) Daily News on Sunday August 28, 2011 at 8:30 p.m., here
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Read:
• “Breaking news: Morton’s Steve Moulton a suspect in a third bathroom assault” from Friday July 15, 2011, here
• “Castle Rock public bathroom attack suspect charged with kidnap, assault, molestation” from Thursday July 14, 2011, here
• ” ‘Developmental delays’ may put alleged attack in Morton park restroom case on hold” from Friday Nov. 26, 2010, here
He should be put down like a dog to prevent any trauma to other innocent children.
Well said Lisa!!! I must agree!!!
As the next door neighbor to Steve Moulton, there is no doubt in my mind that this young man is mentally incapacitated. However, he is a very calculating and devious young man, who knows exactly what he is doing. People who are not aware that their behavior is unacceptable do not sneak into “private” places and repeatedly attack children. This is an effort to hide it, and or, not get caught. Steve Moulton is a very clear and present danger to any community that he is free to roam in. He needs to be accountable for his behavior, and society needs to be protected from it. Lewis County completely dropped the ball on this crime, and it is time for them to step up, and protect their citizens!