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United States v. Anderegg

            3:24-cr-00050-jdp. (2025)

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United States v. Anderegg

United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
            3:24-cr-00050-jdp. (2025)

Facts

After receiving a tip-off, law enforcement searched an Instagram account owned by Steven Anderegg (defendant) and found three AI-generated images of nude boys plus evidence that Anderegg had engaged in sexually explicit chats with minors. Law enforcement then searched Anderegg’s Wisconsin home, where they found electronic devices holding more than 13,000 AI-generated images, many of which depicted children engaging in sexually explicit conduct. A federal grand jury indicted Anderegg on four charges, namely (1) production of obscene images depicting minors, (2) distribution of obscene images depicting minors, (3) transfer of obscene matter to a minor under age 16, and (4) possession of obscene images depicting minors. Anderegg moved to dismiss the production and possession charges, arguing that 18 U.S.C. § 1466A, the statute under which the charges were brought, was unconstitutional as applied to him because he had the right to privately produce and possess obscene material in his own home. The district court considered Andregg’s motion.

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Issue

Holding and Reasoning (Peterson, J.)

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