United States v. Dontavious M. Blake

ED CARNES, Chief Judge:

After a nine-day trial, a jury found Don-tavious Blake and Tara Jo Moore guilty of child sex trafficking for managing a prostitution ring involving at least two girls under the age of eighteen. Blake and Moore challenge numerous rulings the district court made before and during trial, and at sentencing.

I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND

A. Pre-Trial

• Blake and Moore had a system 'for running-their prostitution ring. One of them would post ads for prostitution services on the classifieds website Backpage, Moore would then take phone calls from potential customers who were responding…