United States v. Joseph Carpenter

In the United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit ____________________ No. 24-2914 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JOSEPH CARPENTER, Defendant-Appellant. ____________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois. No. 2:22-cr-20022 — Michael M. Mihm, Judge. ____________________ ARGUED MAY 21, 2025 — DECIDED DECEMBER 23, 2025 ____________________ Before LEE, KOLAR, and MALDONADO, Circuit Judges. MALDONADO, Circuit Judge. A jury convicted Joseph Car- penter of attempted sexual exploitation of a child in violation of 18…