United States v. Cameron Dean Bates

MARTIN, Circuit Judge: ,

Cameron Dean Bates is a federal prisoner serving a 240-month sentence after being convicted of eighteen counts of receiv*884ing, accessing, distributing, and possessing child pornography, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252A. He is also a man who has had sexual relationships with other adult men, a fact that came to be a central issue during his criminal trial. He challenges his convictions on several grounds. But we need only consider his argument that he should have been permitted to inquire of potential jurors whether they might harbor prejudice against men who have sex…