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y . . . .")—is equally irrelevant because the offense with which the defendant has been charged requires no such proof. See, e.g., United States v. Afrare, 632 F. App'x 272, 278 (6th Cir. 2016) ("We hold that § 1591(a) criminalizes the sex trafficking of children (less than 18 years old) with or withou

jurisdiction of his choosing (Le., the one to which he chose to flee). See, e.g., United States v. Morrison, No. 16-MR-118, 2016 WL 7421924, at *4 (W.D.N.Y. Dec. 23, 2016); United States v. Kazeem, No. 15 Cr. 172, 2015 WL 4645357, at *3 (D. Or. Aug. 3, 2015); United States v. Young, Nos. 12 Cr. 502, 12

f 10 Honorable Henry Pitman United States Magistrate Judge July 8, 2019 Page 2 BACKGROUND A. Overview On July 2, 2019, a federal grand jury in the Southern District of New York returned a sealed indictment (the "Indictment") charging the defendant with one count of sex trafficking of minors, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 159

y . . . .")—is equally irrelevant because the offense with which the defendant has been charged requires no such proof. See, e.g., United States v. Afrare, 632 F. App'x 272, 278 (6th Cir. 2016) ("We hold that § 1591(a) criminalizes the sex trafficking of children (less than 18 years old) with or withou

jurisdiction of his choosing (Le., the one to which he chose to flee). See, e.g., United States v. Morrison, No. 16-MR-118, 2016 WL 7421924, at *4 (W.D.N.Y. Dec. 23, 2016); United States v. Kazeem, No. 15 Cr. 172, 2015 WL 4645357, at *3 (D. Or. Aug. 3, 2015); United States v. Young, Nos. 12 Cr. 502, 12

or, where victims are underage, the Government principally must prove that a minor is caused to engage in a commercial sex act. See United States v. Afrare, 632 F. App'x 272, 278 (6th Cir. 2016) ("We hold that § 1591(a) criminalizes the sex trafficking of children (less than 18 years old) with or witho

such purported waivers are unenforceable and effectively meaningless. See, e.g., United States v. Morrison, No. 16-MR-118, 2016 WL 7421924, at *4 (W.D.N.Y. Dec. 23, 2016); United States v. Kazeem, No. 15 Cr. 172, 2015 WL 4645357, at *3 (D. Or. Aug. 3, 2015); United States v. Young, Nos. 12 Cr. 502, 12 C