A. B. v. Andrew Kowalczyk

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JAN 28 2026

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

A. B.; et al., No. 20-35885

Plaintiffs-Appellees, D.C. No. 3:19-cv-01521-MO

v.

MEMORANDUM*

ANDREW FRANKLIN KOWALCZYK,

Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon Michael W. Mosman, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted October 20, 2025** Portland, Oregon

Before: CALLAHAN, CHRISTEN, and HURWITZ, Circuit Judges.

Andrew Franklin Kowalczyk was convicted of nine counts of sexual

exploitation of children in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2251(a), 2251(e), and 2253.

Three victims of those crimes, A.B., S.B., and D.L. (“Plaintiffs”), sued Kowalczyk

under 18 U.S.C. § 2255(a), seeking statutory damages of $150,000 each, attorney’s

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). fees, and costs. The district court…