United States v. Palmer

RILEY, Chief Judge.

Debra Palmer and Todd Barkau (collectively, defendants) operated an illicit bondage domination sadism masochism (BDSM) business. The defendants trained Palmer’s 12-year-old daughter (child or victim) to become a dominatrix. When the child was 14 years old, defendants sold the girl’s services to customers on the internet using webcam sessions and in-person sessions. After the defendants pled guilty to commercial sex trafficking of a child, the district court ordered the defendants to pay $200,000 in restitution to cover the child’s future mental health expenses. The…