Opinion
MJ24-419
07-23-2024
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. ALAN MEIRHOFER, Defendant.
DETENTION ORDER
MARY ALICE THEILER, UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Offense charged: Possession of Child Pornography; Receipt of Child Pornography
Date of Detention Hearing: July 23, 2024.
The Court, having conducted a detention hearing pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3142(f), and based upon the factual findings and statement of reasons for detention hereafter set forth, finds that no condition or combination of conditions which defendant can meet will reasonably assure the appearance of defendant as required and the safety of other persons and the community.
FINDINGS OF FACT AND STATEMENT OF REASONS FOR DETENTION
1. Defendant has been charged with a committing an offense involving a victim under the age of 18 years. There is therefore a rebuttable presumption against defendant as to both dangerousness and flight risk, under 18 U.S.C. § 3142(e).
2. Defendant has a lengthy criminal record, including numerous sexual offenses and offenses against multiple child victims. He has served lengthy terms in prison. His suggested release address is alleged to have been one of the locations where the alleged offense conduct occurred. failures to appear with warrant activity. Pretrial Services reports the defendant is associated with two alias names and two social security numbers.
3. Taken as a whole, the record does not effectively rebut the presumption that no condition or combination of conditions will reasonably assure the appearance of the defendant as required and the safety of the community.
It is therefore ORDERED:
1. Defendant shall be detained pending trial and committed to the custody of the Attorney General for confinement in a correction facility separate, to the extent practicable, from persons awaiting or serving sentences or being held in custody pending appeal;
2. Defendant shall be afforded reasonable opportunity for private consultation with counsel;
3. On order of the United States or on request of an attorney for the Government, the person in charge of the corrections facility in which defendant is confined shall deliver the defendant to a United States Marshal for the purpose of an appearance in connection with a court proceeding; and
4. The Clerk shall direct copies of this Order to counsel for the United States, to counsel for the defendant, to the United States Marshal, and to the United State Pretrial Services Officer.