18 U.S.C. § 2425
Use of interstate facilities to transmit information about a minor
Whoever, using the mail or any facility or means of interstate or foreign commerce, or within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, knowingly initiates the transmission of the name, address, telephone number, social security number, or electronic mail address of another individual, knowing that such other individual has not attained the age of 16 years, with the intent to entice, encourage, offer, or solicit any person to engage in any sexual activity for which any person can be charged with a criminal offense, or attempts to do so, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 32
cases (8 in the last 5 years), 2001–2026 · leading case: United States v. Taylor
Jordan Michael Drake v. United States of America (2026)
“§2422 (b), and Attempted Use of Interstate Facilities to Transmit Information about a Minor in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2425 . CR-402, Dkt. 17. In April of 2021, a jury convicted Drake of both Counts in the indictment.”
United States v. James Neuenkirk (2025)
““[I]nformation” under 18 U.S.C. § 2425 includes the minor’s name or address.”
Jimmy Cobb v. United States (2024)
“PER CURIAM: Jimmy Cobb is currently serving a five-year supervised re- lease term, following his 24-month prison sentence for using inter- state facilities to transmit information about a minor, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2425 . Proceeding pro se, Cobb appeals the district…”
United States v. Philip A. Giordano (2023)
“§§ 371 and 2425; and (3) fifteen counts of transmitting via telephone the names of the minor victims with intent to entice, encourage, offer, and solicit illegal sexual activity, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2425 . Giordano was tried before a jury and, on March 25, 2003, was 2…”
United States v. Jeffrey York (2022)
“§ 2422 (b), and attempting to use interstate facilities to transmit information about a minor, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2425 . The charge was based on York’s communications with 15-year-old “Brionica,” who was really an FBI agent.”
United States v. Rafael Mercado Berrios (2022)
“§ 2422 (b) and use of interstate facilities to attempt to transmit information about a minor in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2425 . He opposed a government motion to preclude an entrapment de- fense, but the district court ruled against him.”
Kelly-Castillo v. United States (2022)
“About a Minor in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2425 . CR–404, Dkt. 12. On September 21, 2020, Kelly-Castillo appeared before the Magistrate Judge Candy W.”
United States v. Loren Copp (2021)
“083 and 18 U.S.C. § 2425 . The district court1 sentenced him to 780 months in prison.”
United States v. Montijo-Maysonet (2020)
“commerce" under a similar statute, 18 U.S.C. § 2425 ). - 33 - 223, 227 (1st Cir.”
Commonwealth, Aplt. v. Witmayer, M. (2020)
“§2424 (relating to filing factual statement about alien individual); 18 U.S.C. §2425 (relating to use of interstate facilities to transmit information about a minor); a comparable military offense or similar offense under the laws of another jurisdiction or foreign country or…”
Giordano v. United States (2020)
“§§ 371 and 2425; and eleven counts of substantive violations of 18 U.S.C. § 2425 , each alleging a particular transmission via telephone of the name of a victim with intent to entice, encourage, offer and solicit illegal sexual activity.”
United States v. Eychaner (2018)
“§ 2423 (transportation of minors); 18 U.S.C. § 2425 (use of interstate facilities to transmit information about a minor); 18 U.”
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