United States v. Wright, No. 13-2735 (6th Cir. 2014)
Annotate this CaseBased on his sexual relationship with a 16-yar-old boy, which included nude photographs and a trip to Florida, the district court found Wright (then age 60) guilty on five counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, 18 U.S.C. 2251(a), (e), and one count each of transporting images of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct, 18 U.S.C. 2252(a)(1) & (b)(1) (count 6), and possession of child pornography, 18 U.S.C. 2252A (count 7). He was sentenced to concurrent 15-year terms. Wright stated to the Probation Officer who prepared the PSR that because the age of consent in Michigan is 16, Wright did not believe that photographing the boy in the nude was illegal. Wright told the Probation Officer who prepared the PSR that because the age of consent in Michigan is 16, Wright did not believe that photographing the boy in the nude was illegal. Wright appealed his convictions on counts 1 through 6. The Sixth Circuit affirmed, agreeing that the “use” element of the sexual exploitation statute is satisfied if a minor is photographed in order to create pornography.
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