United States v. Nestor

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• noting that a dictionary defines “persuade” as “to move by argument, entreaty, or expostulation to a belief, position, or course of action”
• describing the amendments as \part of an overall policy to aggressively combat computer-related sex crimes against children\
• posting an advertisement online seeking sexual con- tact with children, repeatedly discussing such activity with an adult intermediary, ar- ranging a rendezvous for the sexual encounter, and discussing ways to avoid police detection “constitute[d] a substantial step.”
• because the crime defined by 18 USC § 2422 (b) is one of attempt, a defendant who communicates with an adult intermediary to attempt to persuade, induce, entice, or coerce the child can be held to violate the statute

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