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U.S. v. PALMER

Nos. 10-2272, 10-2399, 10-2724, 10-2824.

643 F.3d 1060 (2011)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellant/Cross-Appellee, v. Debra PALMER, Appellee/Cross-Appellant. United States of America, Appellant/Cross-Appellee, v. Todd B. Barkau, Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: July 1, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James C. Bohling , Asst. U.S. Atty., Kansas City, MO, argued ( Beth Phillips , U.S. Atty., Cynthia L. Cordes , Asst. U.S. Atty., on the brief), for appellant-cross-appellee United States of America.

Stephen C. Moss , Asst. Fed. Public Defender, Kansas City, MO, argued ( Raymond C. Conrad, Jr. , Fed. Public Defender, on the brief), for appellee/cross-appellant Debra Palmer.

Lance D. Sandage , The Sandage Law Firm, P.C., Kansas City, MO, argued, for appellee/cross-appellant Todd B. Barkau.

Before RILEY, Chief Judge, SMITH, Circuit Judge, and STROM, District Judge.

RILEY, Chief Judge.

Debra Palmer and Todd Barkau (collectively, defendants) operated an illicit bondage domination sadism masochism (BDSM) business. The defendants trained Palmer's 12-year-old daughter (child or victim) to become a dominatrix. When the child was 14 years old, defendants sold the girl's services to customers on the internet using webcam sessions and in-person sessions. After the defendants pled guilty to commercial sex trafficking of a child, the district...

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