EDMONDS—Houston Curry Wade, 44, of Bainbridge Island, who was a part-time onsite faculty member teaching Physics and Astronomy at Edmonds College until 2022, was arrested on December 17, 2025, attempting to meet an 11-year-old girl for sexual activities, according to Bremerton Police. If convicted, Wade faces up to life in prison.
According to Bremerton Police, Wade used a social media application to engage in graphic sexual conversations with a “decoy” he believed to be an 11-year-old child. Over multiple chats, the “chat turned graphic” and Wade he agreed to meet the “child” in Bremerton to act on the discussed sexual activities.
Police surveilled Wade and observed him stopping at a hotel in Silverdale en route. Upon arriving at the agreed meeting location in Bremerton, Wade was arrested.
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