PORT ANGELES — The state Supreme Court has declined to review the case of a Port Angeles man convicted of human trafficking, effectively ending his appeal and affirming his conviction.

A Clallam County jury found Patrick Callahan, then 61, guilty of one count each of first-degree sexual misconduct with a minor, second-degree sexual misconduct with a minor, third-degree rape and second-degree trafficking with sexual motivation in November 2022.

The jury also determined aggravating factors — that Callahan used a position of trust to facilitate the crime and that his offense was part of a prolonged pattern of sexual abuse against the same teenage female.

Clallam County Superior Court Judge Basden sentenced Callahan to 20 years in prison on Jan. 26, 2023.

Callahan appealed to the Washingto

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