Legal Opinion
United States v. William Douglas Hampton
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 1, 2001No. 00-3157PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWollman, Chief J.
William Hampton appeals his conviction and sentence for four counts of production of child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2251(a) and one count of possession of child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(4)(B). We affirm.
I
But for the chance intervention of a thief, Hampton’s sexual abuse and production of child pornography might well have gone unnoticed and unpunished. In September of 1999, Hampton’s home was burglarized and his video camera stolen. The burglar was arrested shortly thereafter on other charges and instructed his mother to sell the camera to raise bail.…
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