Legal Opinion
United States v. Montalvo-Febus
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided June 5, 2017No. CRIMINAL NO. 15-406 (PAD)PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
Delgado-Hernández, District Judge.
Defendant was charged in a 3-count indictment with transporting a 13-year old female minor (2 counts) and a 14-year old female minor (1 count) with the intent to engage in sexual activity in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2423(a). Before the court is defendant’s motion to dismiss (Docket No. 67), which the government opposed (Docket No. 92). For the reasons explained below, the motion is DENIED.
I. BACKGROUND
Section 2423(a) provides that whoever “knowingly transports an individual who has not attained the age of 18 years in interstate or foreign…
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