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Kapordelis: 420 month sentence for child porn

By Tim Cone

In U.S. v. Kapordelis, No. 07-14499 (June 1, 2009), the Court affirmed the convictions and 420-month sentence of an anesthesiologist charged with producing, receiving and possessing child pornography.The Court rejected Kapordelis' argument that some of his photos were taken in Greece and the statute should not apply extraterritorially. The Court noted that Kapordelis transported his pictures from Greece into the United States and this nexus sufficed. The Court also rejected Kapordelis? challenge to venue, pointing out that his crime was a "continuing offense," and the possession continued in Georgia.The Court rejected the argument that evidence of Kapordelis sexual activities with young boys in the Czech Republic should not have been admitted under Fed...continue to full post

Full post as published by Defense Newsletter Blog on June 03, 2009 (boomark / email).