Asa v. Commonwealth

Opinion

BENTON, J.

A jury convicted Stephen Mark Asa of enticing or soliciting a minor to perform in or be a subject of sexually explicit visual material as proscribed by Code § 18.2-374.1. Asa argues that the evidence was insufficient to sustain his conviction. We disagree and affirm the conviction.

I

The evidence proved that Asa operated an entity called Creative Photography and Model Agency, which was located on the second floor of a townhouse building. In February 1991, a sixteen-year-old young woman responded to a Creative Photography advertisement in the newspaper. She made an appointment…