Opinion ID: 792174
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Heading: Girls12-16 E-group

Text: 11 During the course of the Candyman investigation, the FBI also observed that some Candyman members had begun to exchange information about two new e-groups: girls12-16 and shangri_la, both of which also focused on child pornography. The girls12-16 e-group — central to Martin's appeal — included the following welcome message: 12 Hi all, This group is for all those ho [sic] appreciate the young female in here [sic] finest form. Watching her develop and grow is like poetry in motion [sic], to an age where she takes an interest in the joys and pleasures of sex. There is probably nothing more stimulating than watching a young teen girl discover the pleasures of the orgasm. The joy of feeling like she is actually coming into womanhood. It's an age where they have no preconditions about anything, just pure opennes [sic]. What a joy to be a part of that wonderful experience and to watch the development of this perfect form. This is the place to be if you love 11 to 16 yr olds. You can share experiences with others, share your views and opinions quite freely without censorship. You can share all kinds of other information as well regarding — your current model: if you are a photographer. Where the best place to meet gitls [sic] is. The difficulties you experience in your quest. The best way to chat up. Good places to pick girls up. Girls you would like to share with others. The choice is all yours. Welcome home! Post videos and photographs . . . and how about your true life experiences with them so that other viewers can paint a mental picture and in [sic] some ways share the experience with you. You could connect with others from the same country as you and get together sociall [sic] if you wish. The choice is all yours. How about a model resource for photographers? It's all up to you and is only limited by your own imaginations. Membership is open to anyone, but you will need to post something. Mybe [sic] a little bit about yourself/what your interests are (specifically), your age, location . . . and a pic or vid would be a good to [sic]. By doing this other members (or potential members) with the same interest may then contact you if you wish them to. 13 The shangri_la e-group welcome message simply announced, Hardcore Only. These two e-groups had many of the same features as the Candyman E-group, 3 and they also offered membership lists setting forth each member's Yahoo! user identification, his truncated e-mail address, and the date each member joined the group. 14 The girls12-16 membership list included a member whose email address (Joeym@optonline.net) was ultimately found to be associated with an individual living at Martin's house. The affidavit did not allege that Joeym@optonline.net was additionally a member of the Candyman, but, as noted, the discussion of girls12-16 depended upon the description of the Candyman's features. 15 Between February 2, 2001, and February 15, 2001, while Special Agent Binney was an undercover member of girls12-16, he received 193 e-mails, of which fourteen contained pictures of child pornography and seventy-seven contained images of child erotica. 16