U.S. v. Baird

Record contained sufficient evidence to support defendant’s conviction on charge of attempted enticement of minor, where said charge arose out of police sting where officer posed as father of 10-year-old girl, and where: (1) officer generated on-line advertisement, where officer posed as father of said girl who was willing to have individuals have sex with said girl; (2) defendant responded to said advertisement and conducted extensive conversation with officer with respect to his desire to have sex with girl; (3) defendant agreed to bring specific candy as gift for said girl and agreed to come to specific location; and (4) defendant was arrested when he arrived at said location with specified candy in his car. Government could establish such offense, even though defendant deals exclusively through intermediary, where defendant manifests intent to engage in sexual activity with minor and takes step to influence minor. Here, government was successful in proving said offense, where defendant made his sexual desire for minor known to officer, and where defendant’s purchase of specified candy demonstrated that he wanted to use candy to help facilitate his sexual encounter with minor.