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U.S. v. HENSLEY

No. 08-1204.

574 F.3d 384 (2009)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Matthew HENSLEY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 23, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joshua P. Kolar (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Hammond, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

P. Jeffrey Schlesinger (argued), Merrillville, IN, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before MANION, ROVNER, and WOOD, Circuit Judges.

MANION, Circuit Judge.

Government agents created a fictitious online personality named "Jennifer Sanchez," who represented herself as a 13-year-old girl. Matthew Hensley, using multiple online personas, attempted to cajole Jennifer into having sex with him. A meeting place was arranged. However, while en route, Hensley noticed law enforcement near the meeting place and left the scene. Officers arrested Hensley the next day. A jury convicted him of attempting to solicit...

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