PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles man convicted of human trafficking and multiple sex crimes will remain behind bars for at least 20 years after the Washington State Supreme Court last week declined to review his case.

The ruling leaves intact the convictions of 61-year-old Patrick Callahan, who was found guilty in 2022 of human trafficking in the second degree with sexual motivation, rape in the third degree, and sexual misconduct with a minor.

Prosecutors said the abuse began when Callahan met the victim in California, where he offered food and shelter to a young girl from an impoverished family, then manipulated and sexually exploited her for years — continuing the abuse after moving to Port Angeles. When she resisted, Callahan threatened to send her back to California, where her parents

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