United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit ____________________ No. 21-2385 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. THOMAS P. THAYER, Defendant-Appellee. ____________________

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin. No. 20-cr-88 — James D. Peterson, Chief Judge. ____________________

ARGUED MARCH 29, 2022 — DECIDED JULY 21, 2022 ____________________

Before FLAUM, ST. EVE, and JACKSON-AKIWUMI, Circuit Judges. ST. EVE, Circuit Judge. Appellant Thomas Thayer pled guilty to fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct under Minne- sota law for groping his 14-year-old daughter while she slept. When Thayer later moved to Wisconsin without registering as a sex offender, the government indicted him for failing to comply with the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (“SORNA”), 34 U.S.C. § 20901, et seq., in violation of 18 2