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United States v. Harry McMillian

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided March 12, 2014No. 12-1348PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WOOD, Chief Judge.

Harry McMillan was a second-year law student at the Southern Illinois University School of Law when he posted an ad on craigslist entitled “sell me your teenage daughter.” The ad went on to solicit sexual acts for pay. He was caught when then-investigator (now Chief) Mike Andrews of the Benton, Illinois, police department spotted the ad while working undercover online. McMillan was charged with one count of violating 18 U.S.C. § 2422(b), which prohibits (among other things) knowingly persuading or enticing a person under the age of 18 to engage in criminal sexual activity.…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Skilling v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
  3. United States v. Anthony F. MurrellCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2004
  4. United States v. GagliardiCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2007
  5. United States v. MillerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2012

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. United States v. Nicolas GomezCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2014
  2. United States v. Paul HiteCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2014
  3. United States v. William ClarkeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2016
  4. United States v. Jeffrey HowardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2014
  5. United States v. Richard RomanCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2015

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