United States v. Frank
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
599 F.3d 1221 (2010)
- Written by Galina Abdel Aziz , JD
Facts
Kent Frank (defendant), a United States resident and citizen, traveled to Cambodia in January 2004. The Cambodian National Police (CNP) received a tip about unusual activities concerning young girls at Frank’s hotel room. The CNP detained and interviewed four girls, aged 11 to 17 years old, after they left Frank’s hotel. The CNP executed a search of Frank’s room, where sexually explicit images were discovered. Frank was taken to the police station, where he confessed to paying the girls between $15 and $25 to take sexual photographs or have sex with him. Frank was charged with violating the PROTECT Act and the Child Protection and Obscenity Enforcement Act. A jury convicted Frank of traveling with the intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct and purchasing the girls to produce sexually explicit photos. Frank appealed.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Wilson, J.)
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