United States Seventh Circuit

In a prosecution for transporting and knowingly transporting a person under the age of 18 in interstate commerce with the intent that the person transported engage in prostitution, the district court's judgment is affirmed where: 1) the government need not prove for purposes of the section 2423(a)charge that defendant knew that the person he transported was under the age of 18 because knowledge of the victim's minor status is not an element of the statute; and 2) the court did not abuse its discretion in admitting at trial evidence of defendant's credit card fraud, where such prior act was an essential part of the overall crime.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/24/2009
• Decided 08/18/2009
• Published 08/18/2009

Judges

• WOOD, Circuit Judge., Before ROVNER, WOOD, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Matthew Madden (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Bradley H. Weidenhammer (argued), Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.