United States v. Widmer, No. 13-6283 (6th Cir. 2015)
Annotate this CaseIn 2011, Widmer pled guilty to receipt of child pornography (18 U.S.C. 2252A(a)(2) and (b)(1)) for downloading seven still images and 134 videos depicting “identifiable child victims, prepubescent children in sexual contact with adults and other children, and sadistic and masochistic conduct.” The court sentenced Widmer to 97 months of imprisonment and five years of supervised release. His supervised release included special conditions, including sex offender mental-health treatment, a post-release psychosexual evaluation, probation-officer compliance searches, restrictions on his use of computers, and restrictions on his association with minors. The Sixth Circuit affirmed Widmer’s sentence, and vacated and remanded the special conditions of his supervised release “for a fuller explanation of its reasons for imposing” the special conditions of supervised release. On remand, the district court received additional briefing and Widmer was given an opportunity to allocute. The court imposed most of the same conditions of supervised release. Widmer challenged only the condition limiting his ability to associate with minors, including his daughter. The Sixth Circuit affirmed, finding that the district court adequately explained its reasoning, particularly with respect to Widmer’s daughter.
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