Legal Opinion
United States v. Chang Ru Meng Backman
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 30, 2016No. 14-10078PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GRABER, Circuit Judge:
Defendant Chang Ru Meng Backman appeals her conviction and sentence on one count of sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1591(a). The jury convicted Defendant of forcing into prostitution a Chinese woman who had been tricked into flying to Saipan on promises of a work visa and a legal job, when in fact the victim received only a tourist visa, was effectively imprisoned, and was told repeatedly that she had nowhere to turn and must engage in pros titution. On appeal, Defendant argues that, under two recent Supreme Court…
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