Opinion ID: 2977898
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Heading: A. Factual Background

Text: In May of 2006, the Federal Bureau of Investigation became aware that Brinda was uploading images depicting child pornography to an online photograph storage account.1 The FBI later interviewed Brinda about the images and he admitted in a written confession that he had (1) “downloaded approximately 40 child pornographic images” from a laptop at his parents’ house, (2) “uploaded each of the child pornographic images onto” his online account, (3) “ordered [5-inch by 7-inch prints] of each of the . . . images,” and (4) “received [the prints] in the U.S. Mail at [his] residence.” Following the confession, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation examined the laptop that Brinda used to download the images. On the laptop computer, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation found the following: five images of apparent minors who were either nude or wearing clothing which revealed the genitals; a large number of images from teen modeling websites; and an internet history that reflected searches for such terms as “preteen,” “Lolita,” and “teen nudists,” and access 1 The facts presented in this discussion are taken from the Presentence Investigation Report. Brinda only proffered one objection to the Report, which is irrelevant to the issues on appeal. -2- to sites that contained such images. Brinda had also surrendered several items from his house to the FBI. In addition to examining the laptop computer, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation agents examined several floppy disks and CDs Brinda had surrendered and found over 400 suspect images of apparent minors who were either nude or engaged in sexually explicit activity or posing in sexually suggestive ways and several images of child models. The earliest image was dated October 14, 2005. Brinda had no previous juvenile adjudications or adult criminal convictions. He reported that he had been arrested on a marijuana charge around 1994, but that the case was dismissed. No record of the marijuana arrest was found. Brinda had zero criminal history points and a criminal history category of I.