United States v. Scheels, No. 15-15405 (11th Cir. 2017)
Annotate this CaseDefendant appealed his 600 month sentence after pleading guilty to one count of production of child pornography and one count of receipt of child pornography. The court concluded that the district court did not err by applying a four-level enhancement under USSG 2G2.1(b)(4) for an offense that involves sadistic or masochistic conduct. The court explained that defendant's offense involved such conduct regardless of whether the conduct (among other things, whipping and bondage) was directed at him or the minor victim. Accordingly, the court affirmed the judgment.
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