Satterlee
United States v. Satterlee
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM **
Defendant-Appellant William Satterlee (“Satterlee”) appeals his conviction for the attempted use of a facility of interstate commerce (here, the Internet) to induce a minor to engage in criminal sexual activity in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2422 (b). Satter-lee was convicted and sentenced to 60 months in custody and 120 months of supervised release. He appeals his conviction and the district court’s refusal to release him on bail pending appeal. We affirm.
At Satterlee’s trial, the prosecution presented evidence that Satterlee entered an Internet chat room, where he chatted with another member who used the name “Cha-sityR13.” ChasityR13 appeared to be a thirteen-year-old, seventh-grade girl who *393 lived with her parents in Turlock, California. Satterlee sent ChasityR13 a picture of a penis that he said was his, asked ChasityR13 whether she had ever tried oral sex, told her he would like to kiss her and lick her, asked whether she was a virgin, and made plans to meet at a Del Taco restaurant (a fast-food restaurant) and later go to a hotel for sex. Satterlee promised to bring condoms so that Chasi-tyR13 would not get pregnant.