Criminal Law: Child Pornography-Past Sexual Crimes

Where a defendant in a child-pornography case challenged the admission of evidence that he had sexually abused his daughter and step-daughter years earlier, the evidence was probative to show interest, intent and motive, and the judgment is affirmed because the sentence was substantively reasonable.

Judgment is affirmed.

U.S. v. Splettstoeszer (MLW No. 74885/Case No. 19-1321 – 5 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Grasz, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, Doty, J. (Robert H. Meyers, Minneapolis, argued for appellant) (Miranda E. Dugi and Sarah Elizabeth Hudleston, Minneapolis, argued for appellee).