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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