The following excerpt is from US v. Strickland, 601 F.3d 963 (9th Cir. 2010):
A defendant convicted for violating 2252A is subject to an enhanced sentence if he has a prior state conviction "relating to aggravated sexual abuse, sexual abuse, or abusive sexual conduct involving a minor." 18 U.S.C. 2252A(b)(1), (2). We have broadly interpreted this statute to apply not simply to state offenses that are equivalent to sexual abuse, but rather to "any state offense that stands in some relation, bears upon, or is associated with that generic offense." United States v. Sinerius, 504 F.3d 737, 743 (9th Cir.2007).
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