Legal Opinion
United States v. Batchu
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 18, 2013No. 11-2414PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KAYATTA, Circuit Judge.
Mani Batchu was a 29-year-old doctor and specialist in adolescent psychiatry when he pursued a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old girl. Two states charged him with statutory rape and two courts ordered him to cease contact with the girl. Batchu continued to pursue the relationship until federal authorities took him into custody.
Batchu pled guilty to five federal charges and was sentenced to 365 months’ imprisonment followed by 360 months’ supervised release. He now appeals that sentence. For the reasons set out below, we reject Batchu’s arguments and affirm the…
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