In the Matter of the Estate of Solomon Z. Balk

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• holding that offering to pay a child a sum of money to engage in sexual activity violates § 2422(b)
• holding there was sufficient evidence for jury to find defendant believed he was electronically conversing with fifteen-year-old because she told him in her emails and text messages that she was fifteen
• holding there was sufficient evidence for jury to find defendant believed he was electronically conversing with fifteen-year-old because she told him in her emails and text messages that she was fifteen
• holding there was sufficient evidence for jury to find defendant believed he was electronically 18 Case: 17-12410 Date Filed: 02/15/2019 Page: 19 of 42 conversing with fifteen-year-old because she told him in her emails and text messages that she was fifteen
• “in spite of the expressed concerns that” the undercover agent “was part of a sting operation, [the defendant] continued to pursue a sexual encounter with her”
• an instruction that tracks the statute’s text will almost always be an accurate statement 12 USCA11 Case: 19-11972 Date Filed: 07/23/2021 Page: 13 of 22 of the law

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