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prove that the defendant's sole purpose for traveling and transporting the individual was to have the individual engage in illegal sexual activity. Mortensen. United States, 322 U.S. 369, 374 (1944); Crespo I. United States, 151 F.2d 44, 46 (1st Cir. 1945). This offense carries a statutory maximum of ten

he Mann Act. Sections 2422 and 2423 are more recent additions, which focus on children. All three sections are sometimes jointly referred to as the Mann Act. 5 EFTA00234521 A. Violations of the Mann Act: 18 U.S.C. 8§ 2421-2423 1. Knowledge of Age Is Not Required. The Mann Act criminalizes travelin

. Meacham, supra, 115 F.3d at 1495.96. We can place the blame for judicial preoccupa- tion with the word "dominant" on the Supreme Court, which in Mortensen v. United States, 322 U.S. 369, 374, 64 S.Ct. 1037, 88 L.Ed. 1331 (1944) , a Mann Act case, said that engaging in forbidden sexual activity "must

cit sexual conduct with another person shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 30 years, or both. Section 2421 is the original Mann Act, as amended in minor respects. Section 2423(a), inten- ded to protect minors from sexual predation, mir- rors the Mann Act but imposes more severe p

.7 The Supreme Court has repeatedly interpreted this language to require that the illegal activity be the dominant motive for the travel. See, e.g., Mortensen 'United States, 322 U.S. 369, 373 (1944) (". . .an intention that the women or girls shall engage in the conduct outlawed by Section 2 must be foun

where sexual mores change over time, complicate the matter even further. See generally Richard A. Posner, Sex and Reason (1992). The history of the Mann Act confirms the caution with which the federal government should approach this entire area. For example, historically, the Act was used by some prosecu

going determination, it is not necessary to examine the further contention of appellant that the judgment should be versed under authority of of Mortensen United States, 322 U.S. 369, 64 S.Ct. 1 . The judgment is reversed and the caw remanded with directions to enter judg- ment of acquittal. SANBOR

pation in plan for transportation of women to Chicago and Nevada for prostitution pur- poses was sufficient to sustain her convic- tion of violating Mann Act. 18 U.S.C.A. §§ 2421 et seq., 2422. 19. Constitutional Law e42.3(l) Male defendant lacked standing to at- tack Mann Act on basis that it violated

he Mann Act. Sections 2422 and 2423 are more recent additions, which focus on children. All three sections are sometimes jointly referred to as the Mann Act. 5 EFTA02857528 A person who knowingly transports an individual who.has not attained the age of 18 years in interstate or foreign commerce ... w

prove that the defendant's sole purpose for traveling and transporting the individual was to have the individual engage in illegal sexual activity. Mortensen v. United States, 322 U.S. 369, 374 (1944); Crespo v. United States, 151 F.2d 44, 46 (1st Cir. 1945). This offense carries a statutory maximum of t