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Administrative Law Keyed to Funk
United States v. Ickes
Citation:
393 F.3d 501 (2005)Facts
On August 4, 2000, John Ickes attempted to enter the United States from Canada at the Ambassador Bridge port of entry near Detroit. Customs inspectors became suspicious when Ickes claimed to be returning from vacation, yet his van appeared to contain “everything he owned.” During a routine inspection, Agent Albanese discovered a video camera with footage of a tennis match focusing excessively on a young ball boy, which prompted a more thorough search. Agents subsequently found marijuana seeds, pipes, a copy of a Virginia arrest warrant for Ickes, and several albums containing photographs of nude or semi-nude prepubescent boys. After arresting Ickes, agents continued searching the van and discovered a computer and approximately 75 disks containing additional child pornography, including a home-movie of Ickes fondling two young children. After being read his Miranda rights, Ickes admitted that his computer contained videos of children engaged in sexual acts and that he was wanted on child abuse charges in Virginia.
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