Legal Opinion
United States v. Jeffrey P. Taylor
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 27, 2015No. 12-2916PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SYKES, Circuit Judge.
Jeffrey Taylor engaged in sexual acts in front of a webcam during online chats with a law-enforcement officer posing as a 13-year-old girl. For this conduct he was convicted of attempting to use the facilities of interstate commerce to engage in criminal sexual activity with a minor. See 18 U.S.C. § 2422(b). We reversed and ordered an acquittal, holding that “sexual activity’ under § 2422(b) requires evidence of physical contact. United States v. Taylor, 640 F.3d 255, 260 (7th Cir.2011). Taylor was recharged for the same conduct but a different crime: attempting to…
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