Prosecutor: Man's Pursuit of Child 'Sexually Motivated'

RIVERSIDE - A probationer who allegedly tried to intercept a 13- year-old leaving her Riverside school engaged the youngster for ''sexually motivated'' reasons and should be held accountable, a prosecutor said today. The man's attorney said no crime occurred.

''Why is he cat-calling and whistling at this young girl?'' Riverside County Deputy District Attorney Amerlie Romney said during her closing statement in the trial of James Michael Sheehy. ''His actions are sexually- motivated. We all know what those whistles mean.''

Sheehy, 52, could face a year in jail if convicted of annoying a minor,...