Legal Opinion
United States v. Arsenault
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 10, 2016No. 15-1161PPublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMPSON, Circuit Judge.
Appellant Patrik Ian Arsenault, a school aide for special-needs students, pled guilty to sexually exploiting three minors, as well as transporting, receiving, and possessing child pornography. In his appeal, Arse-nault challenges the 780-month (or 65-year) sentence given to him as unreasonable. After careful consideration, we find Arsenault’s arguments without merit and, accordingly, affirm the sentencing determination of the court below.
BACKGROUND
A. Investigation and Underlying Offense
In the summer of 2013, law enforcement agents began an investigation of Arsenault…
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