U.S. v. DOE

Nos. 05-50474, 05-50781.

488 F.3d 1154 (2007)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John DOE, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John Doe, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed May 29, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan D. Libby, Deputy Federal Public Defender, Los Angeles, CA, argued the cause and filed a brief for the defendant-appellant. Sean K. Kennedy, Acting Federal Public Defender, Los Angeles, CA, was also on the brief.

Rupa S. Goswami, Assistant United States Attorney, Los Angeles, CA, argued the cause and filed a brief for the plaintiff-appellee. Debra Wong Yang, United States Attorney, Thomas P. O'Brien, Assistant United States Attorney, and Andrea L. Russi, Assistant United States Attorney, all of Los Angeles, CA, were also on the brief.

Before: CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL, DIARMUID F. O'SCANNLAIN, and CONSUELO M. CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges.


O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge.

We must decide whether restitution can be awarded to the overseas child victims of sexual exploitation crimes committed by an American citizen while he was traveling outside the United States.

I

A

Between July 2003 and November 2004, John Doe, a citizen of the United States, traveled to his native country three times.1 On November 4, 2004, Doe was

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