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. § 8 7 5 , a r g u i n gt h a tt h e s e n t e n c e i s u n r e a s o n a b l e . H e ar gue s t hatb e c aus e he di d no tha ve t he i nt e ntto carr y o utt he t hr e at s , t he di st ri ctcourtshou l d n otha ve i m posedt h e ha rshestavail able sentence. T h i g p e n h a s n o t sh o w n th a t th e 6 0 -m o n th se n te n ce im p o se db yth e d istrict c o ur tw as pr o c e dur all y o rs ubs t ant ive l y unr e as o nab l e . Thi gp e n do e s no ta r gue United States Court of App eals

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2 t hatt he di s t r i c tc o ur te r r e d i n c al c ul at i ng hi s a dv i s o r y gui de l i ne r ang e o rm ad e an y ot h er si gn i f

i can t procedu ral error . A l t h ou gh t h e 60-m o n th stat u t ory m axi m um s en ten c e w as har sh, Th i gpen has nots how n t hats ent enc e w as su b stan tive l y u n rea son a b l e. T h e d i stri ct cou rt g a v e n u m ero u s rea son s f or it s dec i si on t o i m pos e the 60- m ont h se nt en ce b a sed on t he 18 U
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. § 3553( a) fact ors, i n cl u di n g t h e na t u re of t h e of fen se, t h e h i st ory an d cha ract eri st i cs of T h i gp en , an d t h e n eed f or j u stpu n i shm en t , adeq u ate det errence, an d to protec t t he publ i c f

r o m f ut ur e c r i m e s o f

Thi gp e n. The di s t r i c tc o ur tf o c us e d o n t he seri ou sness of

t h e of fen se, t h e add i t i on alcoun t s i n t h e i n di ct m en tt h at w ere di sm iss ed, t h e nu m erous ad di t i on alcom pl ai n t s f rom w om en w h o rec eived s i m i l ar c all s i n Loui s i ana and Tex as , and t he i m pa c t o f t he o f fen se on t he vi ct i m s. T h e di st ri ctcourtal so c on si dered the escal ati on of T h i gp en ’ s c on du ct andhi s ne e d f

o rm e nt alhe al t h t r e at m e ntf o rhi s s e xua l , a l c o ho l , a nd g am bl i ng a d d ic tio n s . A f t er G allv. Un i t ed S ta t es , 128 S. C t . 586, 596- 97 ( 2007) , t hi s c our thas af f i r m e d non gui de l i ne se nt e nc e s t hati nvo lve d s i gnif i c antde pa r t ur e s f

r o m t he a d v is o r yg u id e lin e ra n g e . S ee, e. g. , Un i t ed S t ate s v. B ran t ley , 537 F. 3d 347, 350 (5 th C ir . 2 0 0 8 ); Un itedS ta tes v. Mejia -Hu er ta , 480 F
. 3d 713 , 723
- 24 (5t h C i r. 2 0 0 7 ), cer t . den i ed , 1 2 8 S . C t. 2 9 5 4 (2 0 0 8 ); Uni t e dS t a t e s v . S a l d ana , 427 F. 3d 2 9 8 , 3 1 5 -1 6 (5 th C ir . 2 0 0 5 ). T h e d is tr ic t c o u r td i d n o t a b u s e its d is c r e tio n in det er m i ni ng t hata gui del i ne se nt enc e w oul d not pro per l y r ef l ec t t he § 3553( a) c o n s id e r a tio n s . S ee Ki m brough v. Un i t ed S t ate s , 1 2 8 S
. C t. 5 5 8 , 5 7 4 -7 5 (20 0 7 ); seealso Un i t e dS t a t e s v . Wi l l i a ms , 517 F
. 3d 801 , 809 (5 th C i r. 200 8)
. B ecau se t he di s t r i c tc o ur tc o ns i de r e d t he a ppr o pr i at e § 3 55 3( a) fac t o r s a nd g av e s uf f i c i e nt reasons f

or it s deci si on t o i m pose a n on gu i del i n e sentence, T h i gp en ha s not show n th at th e 60-m on t h sentence w as substan t ivel y u n reasona bl e. A F F IR M E D
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