United States v. Paul Hite

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge WILKINS.

WILKINS, Circuit Judge:

Following a jury trial, Paul David Hite was convicted under 18 U.S.C. § 2422(b) of attempting to persuade a minor to engage in unlawful sexual activity. Hite’s conviction was based on Internet and telephone conversations that he had with an undercover detective who claimed to be an adult male with access to a twelve-year-old girl and a three-year-old boy. The District Court sentenced Hite to twenty-two years of imprisonment and a fine of $500,000. Hite now appeals his conviction.

The primary issue Hite raises on appeal…