UNITED STATES v. SKINNER

No. 22-4131.

70 F.4th 219 (2023)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Troy George SKINNER, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: June 8, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Laura Jill Koenig , OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellant. Jacqueline Romy Bechara , OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Geremy C. Kamens , Federal Public Defender, Frances H. Pratt , Assistant Federal Public Defender, OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER, Alexandria, Virginia; Robert J. Wagner , ROBERT J. WAGNER, PLC, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellant. Jessica D. Aber , United States Attorney, Brian R. Hood , Assistant United States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellee.

Affirmed by published per curiam opinion.


Troy George Skinner, a citizen and resident of New Zealand, carried on an online relationship with a thirteen-year-old girl in Virginia that involved several sexually explicit video calls. After law enforcement discovered numerous images and video recordings from those calls on Skinner's cell phone and computer, a federal grand jury charged...

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