CHILD PORNOGRAPHY: Conviction stemming from Instagram CyberTips affirmed… Christensen affirmed (memorandum). [Read more…]
Sex trafficking convictions
SEX TRAFFICKING convictions affirmed… Watters affirmed (memorandum). [Read more…]
Child pornography, disputed comment by witness
CHILD PORNOGRAPHY: Brief disputed comment by witness not sufficient to overturn conviction. . . Morris affirmed (memorandum). [Read more…]
Child pornography, restitution to victim’s mother
CHILD PORNOGRAPHY: Restitution to victim’s mother requires apportionment as to exacerbation of preexisting condition. . . finding of no indigence for JVTA assessment affirmed. . . Lovell reversed, affirmed (memorandum). [Read more…]
Child pornography, closed bulletin board “notice”
CHILD PORNOGRAPHY: Defendant improperly precluded from arguing that posts on closed bulletin board in this particular case did not constitute “notice” or “advertisement”… Christensen reversed. [Read more…]
Sentencing, sexual materials, computer/Internet
SENTENCING: Limitations on access to sexual materials and computers connected to Internet properly imposed… Christensen affirmed (unpublished). [Read more…]
Child pornography, “in concert with” 3 others
CHILD PORNOGRAPHY: Defendants acted “in concert with” at least 3 others in sharing child porn on message board, properly convicted of participating in exploitation enterprise… sharing with closed community of 40-45 constituted advertisements under §2251(d) (1st impression in 9th Circuit)… victim’s losses caused by original abuse should be disaggregated from losses attributable to continued viewing consistent with subsequent Galan rule… Molloy affirmed, reversed. [Read more…]
Double jeopardy, Montana/New York child porn
DOUBLE JEOPARDY not implicated by Montana and New York child porn offenses… Christensen affirmed (unpublished). [Read more…]
Sentencing, non-porn sex materials condition
SENTENCING: Release condition that extends to non-porn sex materials involving adults improper… Molloy reversed (unpublished). [Read more…]
Sentencing, no drawing minor in sexual conduct
SENTENCING: Defendant on fair notice that he will violate supervised release if he draws minor in sexual conduct… appeal waiver enforced as sentence does not violate the law… Molloy affirmed (unpublished). [Read more…]