U.S. v. PEPE

No. 14-50095.

895 F.3d 679 (2018)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael Joseph PEPE, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed July 11, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James H. Locklin (argued), Deputy Federal Public Defender; Hilary L. Potashner , Federal Public Defender; Office of the Federal Public Defender, Los Angeles, California; for Defendant-Appellant.

Nancy B. Spiegel , Assistant United States Attorney, Criminal Appeals Section; Patricia A. Donahue , Chief, National Security Division; Lawrence S. Middleton , Chief, Criminal Division; Eileen M. Decker , United States Attorney; United States Attorney's Office, Los Angeles, California; for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Dissent by Chief Judge Thomas.


OPINION

Michael Pepe, a U.S. citizen, drugged and raped seven children in Cambodia, where he claims to have resided for several years. Pepe was convicted of violating 18 U.S.C. § 2423(c), engaging in illicit sexual conduct in foreign places, and sentenced to prison for 210 years. The version of the statute under...

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