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o is Jeffrey." The Talented Mr. Epstein, by Vicky Ward, in Vanity Fair (Jan. 2005)21 Dershowitz has als

afts to is Jeffrey." The Talented Mr. Epstein, by Vicky Ward, in Vanity Fair (Jan. 2005)21 Dershowitz ha

tz stated "I'm on my 20th book. . . . The only person outside of my immediate family that I send drafts to is Jeffrey." The Talented Mr. Epstein, by Vicky Ward, in Vanity Fair (Jan. 2005)21 Dershowitz has also been quoted as saying that, even if Epstein went bankrupt, "I would be as interested in him as a

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

(5) 18 U.S.C., §2243 (Sexual Abuse of a Minor or ward), (6) 18 U.S.C. §2244 (Abusive Sexual Contact),

ansportation of a Minor for Illegal Sexual (h) 18 §2422 (Coercion and Enticement of a Minor for Illegal Sexual Activity), (i) 18 U.S.C., §2423 (Mann Act), (j) 18 U.S.C., §2424 (Failure to File Factual Statement about an Alien Individual), (k) 18 U.S.C. §2425 (Transmitting Information about a Mino

therless child of 13 who became the de- fendant's ward. From 1997 to 2001 the defendant engaged in freq

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

rict court selects the sentence arbitrarily, bases the sentence on impermissible factors [or] fails to consider pertinent section 3553(a) factors." Ward. 506 F.3d at 478 (interrhal quotation marks omitted); see also United States I Ausburn. 502 F.3d 313. 328 (3d Cir.2007) (asking if the district co

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

, and (2) conduct that is a substantial step to- ward its commission. United States v. Blue Bird 372

usual support systems when transported interstate, and it is rational for Congress to want to heighten protection of such minor victims by denying Mann Act defendants the defense of mistake. Moreover, the Equal Protection Clause is not offended by gradual, increment change in the law. See, e.g., Railw

(5) 18 U.S.C. §2243 (Sexual Abuse of a Minor or ward), (6) 18 U.S.C. §2244 (Abusive Sexual Contact),

inor for Illegal Sexual Activity), (16) 18 U.S.C. §2422 (Coercion and Enticement of a Minor for Illegal Sexual Activity), (17) IS U.S.C. §2423 (Mann Act). (18) 18 U.S.C. §2424 (Failure to File Factual Statement about an Alien Individual), (19) 18 U.S.C. §2425 (Transmitting Information about a Min