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Staff Report//May 13, 2026//
Criminal Law-Transporting a Minor-Sufficiency of Evidence-Intent to Engage in Prostitution
Staff Report//May 13, 2026//
Defendant appealed her conviction for transporting a minor in interstate commerce for prostitution, arguing that the evidence was insufficient to prove that she transported the victim with the intent for the victim to engage in prostitution.
Where the evidence included defendant’s knowledge of the victim’s past prostitution activities and the messages they exchanged about making money and commercial sex acts, the jury could find beyond a reasonable doubt that at least one reason for defendant transporting the victim was for prostitution.
Judgment is affirmed.
U.S. v. Robinson (MLW No. 84732/Case No. 25-1223 – 2 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam) Appealed from U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska, Buescher, J.
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