United States v. Marcus Clarke

Márcus Clarke appeals his sentence of 360 months in prison for the production and attempted production of child pornography, alleging that the district court 1 imposed an unreasonable sentence. We affirm.

I. Background

Clarke became the subject of a Prairie Village (Kansas) Police Department investigation after a woman reported finding a text conversation between Clarke and her fifteen-year-old daughter (Victim 1) on her cell phone. Clarke and Victim 1 exchanged text messages about arranging a photo shoot. Following an initial photo shoot, Clarke continued to message Victim 1 to schedule…