United States v. Kaylan Jay Bell

TRAXLER, Circuit Judge:

Under the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (the "Act"), 18 U.S.C. §§ 4247 - 4248, the government may civilly commit a "sexually dangerous person" to the custody of the Attorney General upon the expiration of the person's prison sentence if the government proves by clear and convincing evidence that the person: (1) "has engaged or attempted to engage in sexually violent conduct or child molestation"; (2) "suffers from a serious mental illness, abnormality, or disorder"; and (3) as a result, "would have serious difficulty in refraining from sexually…