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have rejected the reasonable mistake of age defense to statutory rape absent some express legislative directive." Id. (citations omitted). Further, the "Supreme Court has recognized that the legislature's authority to define an offense includes the power `to exclude elements of knowledge and diligence from its de

osition that a defendant can be convicted as a principal, even where he uses as innocent intermediary to commit the charged offense. In this case, Commerce Bank and Western Union were the innocent intermediaries who operated the money transmitting business. Nonetheless, Epstein's directions to pay the girls caused Western Un

have rejected the reasonable mistake of age defense to statutory rape absent some express legislative directive." Id. (citations omitted). Further, the "Supreme Court has recognized that the legislature's authority to define an offense includes the power 12 exclude elements of knowledge and diligence from its defi

osition that a defendant can be convicted as a principal, even where he uses as innocent intermediary to commit the charged offense. In this case, Commerce Bank and Western Union were the innocent intermediaries who operated the money transmitting business. Nonetheless, Epstein's directions to pay the girls caused Western Un

have rejected the reasonable mistake of age defense to statutory rape absent some express legislative directive." Id. (citations omitted). Further, the "Supreme Court has recognized that the legislature's authority to define an offense includes the power `to exclude elements of knowledge and diligence from its def

osition that a defendant can be convicted as a principal, even where he uses as innocent intermediary to commit the charged offense. In this case, Commerce Bank and Western Union were the innocent intermediaries who operated the money transmitting business. Nonetheless, Epstein's directions to pay the girls caused Western Un

have rejected the reasonable mistake of age defense to statutory rape absent some express legislative directive." Id. (citations omitted). Further, the "Supreme Court has recognized that the legislature's authority to define an offense includes the power `to exclude elements of knowledge and diligence from its de

osition that a defendant can be convicted as a principal, even where he uses as innocent intermediary to commit the charged offense. In this case, Commerce Bank and Western Union were the innocent intermediaries who operated the money transmitting business. Nonetheless, Epstein's directions to pay the girls caused Western Un

have rejected the reasonable mistake of age defense to statutory rape absent some express legislative directive." Id. (citations omitted). Further, the "Supreme Court has recognized that the legislature's authority to define an offense includes the power `to exclude elements of knowledge and diligence from its de

osition that a defendant can be convicted as a principal, even where he uses as innocent intermediary to commit the charged offense. In this case, Commerce Bank and Western Union were the innocent intermediaries who operated the money transmitting business. Nonetheless, Epstein's directions to pay the girls caused Western Un

have rejected the reasonable mistake of age defense to statutory rape absent some express legislative directive." Id. (citations omitted). Further, the "Supreme Court has recognized that the legislature's authority to define an offense includes the power `to exclude elements of knowledge and diligence from its de

osition that a defendant can be convicted as a principal, even where he uses as innocent intermediary to commit the charged offense. In this case, Commerce Bank and Western Union were the innocent intermediaries who operated the money transmitting business. Nonetheless, Epstein's directions to pay the girls caused Western Un