Legal Opinion

United States v. Theis

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided April 11, 2017No. 16-3058PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LUCERO, Circuit Judge.

Kenneth Theis appeals his conviction and sentence for attempted sexual exploitation of a child. Exercising jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, we affirm.

I

Theis used hidden cell phones to secretly record his girlfriend’s eleven-year-old daughter while she showered and used the toilet. He transferred the recordings to his computer and created still images, some of which focused on her genital and pubic area. As a result, Theis was indicted on two counts of attempted sexual exploitation of a child in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2251(a) & (e), which provides that any person…

2Cases cited16 opinions

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