U.S. v. ROBERTSON

No. 02-1388.

350 F.3d 1109 (2003)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. John F. ROBERTSON, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

December 2, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James C. Murphy, Assistant United States Attorney (John W. Suthers, United States Attorney, Linda A. McMahan and Jennifer Mardosz, Assistant United States Attorneys, with him on the briefs), Denver, Colorado, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Raymond P. Moore, Assistant Federal Public Defender (Michael G. Katz, Federal Public Defender, and John T. Carlson with him on the brief), Denver, Colorado, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before MURPHY, Circuit Judge, BRORBY, Senior Circuit Judge, and McCONNELL, Circuit Judge.


McCONNELL, Circuit Judge.

Some of the great virtues of the internet — its flexibility, universal accessibility, and privacy — also make it an especially potent venue for sexual predators to communicate with minors regarding illicit sexual encounters. The anonymity of these communications, in particular, serves both to ensnare the child and to thwart the protective efforts of law enforcement. Accordingly, at the instruction of Congress, the Sentencing...

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