The government may prove sex trafficking of a minor, 18 U. The Eleventh Circuit affirmed defendants' convictions for sex trafficking a minor and held that the amendment of section makes clear that the government may satisfy its burden by proving that the defendant had a reasonable opportunity to observe the minor victim. The court also held that defendants' challenges to the jury instructions, the denial of their motions to suppress evidence, the limitations on cross-examination of the victim, and their sentences all failed.
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