Legal Opinion
United States v. John Mitchell
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 23, 2003No. 02-3562PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge. . .
The Internet has opened the doors for many to transact business and personal affairs with almost complete anonymity. For fifty-year-old John Mitchell, it allowed him to initiate a relationship with fourteen-year-old Dena Hugh. After two weeks of communicating with Dena about a variety of- topics, but mostly about sex, he arranged to drive from Indiana to Illinois to meet her at a hotel near her home for the purpose of engaging in sexual activity. But the anonymity of the Internet works in both directions, and unfortunately for Mitchell, “Dena” was…
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