United States v. Hitt

EDITH BROWN CLEMENT, Circuit Judge:

Scott Hitt and William Causey appeal their convictions for violating the Mann Act, 18 U.S.C. § 2422-23, raising various points of error. For the following reasons, we affirm both Hitt’s conviction and Cau-sey’s conviction.

I. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

Scott Hitt and William Causey were indicted on three counts of violating the Mann Act, which criminalizes transporting a minor child across state lines for the purpose of engaging in illicit sexual activity. 1 At trial, evidence was introduced that Hitt and Causey, who were together in a homosexual relationship for a…