United States v. Alexander Lukashov, Jr.

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• determining that “venue for a continuing offense is proper if an essential conduct element of the offense begins in, continues into, or is completed in the charging district”
• explaining that “a continuing offense ‘does not terminate merely because all the elements are met,’” but is instead “committed ‘over the whole area through which force propelled by an offender operates’”
• construing these two clauses as elements of a conviction instead of independent means of violating the statute
• exploring the interests underlying venue and noting that it is “a question of fact that the government must prove by a preponderance of the evidence”
• permitting expert testimony from a pediatrician about “the characteristics that she looks for when assessing a child victim’s story of sexual abuse”
• exploring the interests underlying venue and noting that it is “a question of fact that the government must prove by a preponderance of the evidence”

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