UNITED STATES v. SMARTT

No. 21-1637.

58 F.4th 358 (2023)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Avery SMARTT, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 24, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Laura Reppert , Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Criminal Division, Fairview Heights, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Amir Mohabbat , Attorney, Chicagoland & Suburban Law Firm, P.C., Oak Park, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before Sykes, Chief Judge, and Scudder and St. Eve, Circuit Judges.


Avery Smartt had a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old runaway and traveled around the country with her as he worked as an over-the-road trucker. Along the way he took sexually explicit photos of her. When she got pregnant, he returned her to her hometown of Alton, Illinois. The FBI started investigating when the girl—...

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