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UNITED STATES v. MERCADO

No. 21-3062.

53 F.4th 1071 (2022)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rafael MERCADO Berrios, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided November 18, 2022.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Katherine Virginia Boyle, Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Urbana Division, Urbana, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Thomas Drysdale, Attorney, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Urbana, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before Easterbrook, Wood, and Brennan, Circuit Judges.

Rafael Mercado used an Internet application to meet "Alexis," a profile operated by a trained FBI agent conducting an undercover investigation of adults with sexual interest in children. After a few minutes of texting, "Alexis" told Mercado she was 15 years old. For the next five days they texted, exchanged photos, and once...

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