UNITED STATES v. KOECH

No. 19-2906.

992 F.3d 686 (2021)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Amos Kiprop KOECH, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: March 26, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant and appeared on the brief was Douglas Olson , AFPD, of Minneapolis, MN. The following attorney also appeared on the appellant brief: Eric Riensche , AFPD, of Minneapolis, MN.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee and appeared on the brief was Chelsea Walcker , AUSA, of Minneapolis, MN. The following attorney also appeared on the appellee brief: Laura M. Provinzino , AUSA, of Minneapolis, MN.

Before SMITH, Chief Judge, LOKEN and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.


A jury convicted Amos Koech of commercial sex trafficking of a minor in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1591(a) and conspiring to commit that offense in violation of § 1594(c). The substantive count was based on proof that Koech paid codefendant Andre Mathis $60 to have sex with fifteen-year-old C.D. in late June 2017. The...

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