Tilton v. Playboy Entertainment Group, Inc.

PRYOR, Circuit Judge:

This appeal concerns whether videos and photographs of Julie Amanda Tilton participating in activities during spring break in Daytona Beach, Florida, when she was seventeen years and ten months old, involve “sexually explicit conduct.” 18 U.S.C. § 2251(a). Tilton filed a civil complaint of sexual exploitation of a minor against promoters and photographers of the activities. We must determine whether the district court erred when it granted summary judgment against Tilton and in favor of the owners of the hotel that promoted and hosted the activities. We conclude that the…