K.W., the complainant, moved to Houston in 2013 when she was seventeen
years old and began engaging in prostitution in southwest Houston. A few weeks
after K.W. moved to Houston, she met appellant, and shortly after she met him, he
became her pimp. K.W. worked for appellant as a prostitute for a little over a month
before she decided to stop working for him. According to K.W

After the trial court denied his motion to suppress evidence, appellant
Tremayne Alexander Johnson (Johnson or Appellant) pleaded guilty to one count
of possession of a controlled substance (namely cocaine) in the amount of four
grams or more but less than 200 grams with intent to manufacture/deliver, one
count of manufacture or possession of a controlled substance (namely

Syracuse, NY - DeRuyter Man Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Entice a 12-Year-Old Girl - Defendant Admits He Was Planning a Sexual Encounter With a Child

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Fayetteville, AR - Fort Smith Man Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison for Sex Trafficking of a Child

Lance Bradley Williams, aka “Crush, aka “Lil’ Crush”, age 24, of Fort Smith, was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison followed by five (5) years of supervised release and ordered to pay a $3,600 fine on one count of Conspiracy to Commit Sex Trafficking of a Child.

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Defendant was convicted of two counts of child endangerment under ORS 163.575(1)(b), which prohibits knowingly permitting a minor “to enter or remain in a place where unlawful activity involving controlled substances is maintained or conducted.” The issue in this case is whether that statute is violated when a person knowingly possesses drugs in a container—here, a purse—while in a car with two ch

Minneapolis, MN - Minneapolis Man Convicted of Trafficking Three Girls for Commercial Sex and Producing Child Pornography of Two Girls

Deuvontay Shelby Charles, age 21 , who was originally indicted on March 7, 2016, in the District of Minnesota, for sex trafficking three minor girls and for producing and receiving child pornography of two minor girls was convicted by a jury. The jury retu

On September 22, 2008, a jury convicted Williams of aggravated trafficking of a person under 18 years of age, a severity level 1 person felony, in violation of K.S.A. 213447(a)(2). On January 16, 2009, the district court sentenced Williams to a downward durational departure sentence of 246 months' imprisonment.

Williams filed a direct appeal contending that K.S.A. 21-3447(a)(2) is uncon

San Diego, CA - North Park Gang Member Sentenced for Racketeering Conspiracy Involving Sex Trafficking of Minors and Adults

A member of a North Park-based criminal street gang was sentenced for participating in a racketeering enterprise involving sex trafficking of minors, robbery and drug sales.

Tony “Lil’ Play Doh” Brown was sentenced by U.S. District Judge John A. Houston to

Louisville, KY - Kalamazoo, Michigan, Man Convicted Of Sex Trafficking And Interstate Transportation For Prostitution

David Q. Givhan, aka “Premier,” 34, of Kalamazoo, Michigan, was convicted by a jury of one count of sex trafficking and three counts of interstate transportation for prostitution.

“Forcible sex trafficking is effectively a form of modern day slavery,” stated Unit

Houston, TX - Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Child Sex Trafficking

A Houston man pleaded guilty to one count of sex trafficking of children.

Deangelo Tate, 27, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Gray Miller of the Southern District of Texas in Houston.

According to admissions made in connection with his guilty plea, between Jan. 13, 2015, and March 16, 2015, Tate p

Late in February 2012, Aaron Coleman’s mother reported him missing. Coleman’s car was soon found outside of Meridian. . . . [S]everal more days passed before Coleman’s body was discovered in the woods near Interstate 20. Coleman was last seen alive on February 27[, 2012,] at Jordan’s house. When questioned, Jordan confirmed [that] Coleman had stopped by that day. . . . Jordan told the Meridian Pol

The relevant facts follow. A Strafford County grand jury indicted the defendant on seven charges relating to the victim’s October 2012 death. The State charged two alternative-theory counts of first degree murder, one alleging
a purpose to kill and the other alleging a knowing murder while committing felonious sexual assault.

The central disputed issue at the defendant’s trial c

Sapulpa, OK - Former Oklahoma Highway Patrolman Sentenced to Prision

The State of Oklahoma charged former Oklahoma highway partolman Eric William Roberts, age 44, with second-degree rape, rape by instrumentation, forcible sodomy, sexual battery and bribery, misdemeanor solicitation of a lewd act, prostitution and embezzlement.

The charges related to allegations of sexual miscondu

The Defendant’s offenses concern sex trafficking of a minor known as Jasmin. She recounted at
trial the facts concerning Gilliam’s offenses. Gilliam met Jasmin in Maryland in late October or early November 2011.
She was sixteen at the time, but told Gilliam that she was seventeen. Gilliam asked Jasmin to work for him as a
prostitute after she told him she was working for another pim

New York, NY - Bronx Man Pleads Guilty To Sex Trafficking Of Minors, Possession Of Child Pornography, And Gun Possession

David Hope, a/k/a "Capo," pled guilty before U.S. District Judge Sidney H. Stein to his involvement in the sex trafficking of minor girls, possession of child pornography, and possession of a firearm as a convicted felon.

U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said: “For

Chicago, IL - Chicago Man Charged with Sex Trafficking for Engaging in Prostitution with a Minor

A criminal complaint unsealed in federal court today charges a Chicago man with sex trafficking for allegedly engaging in paid sexual acts with an underage girl.

WILLIAM WHITLEY paid the minor to engage in sex acts with him on multiple occasions last year, according to the complaint.

Given the points Brown has raised on appeal, we need not detail the evidence presented at trial. We outline the charges and their disposition. Brown was charged with and convicted of aggravated human trafficking in violation of K.S.A. 2015 Supp. 215426(b)(4), a severity level 1 person felony, for "recruiting, harboring, . . . or [otherwise] obtaining" A.L.H., a 17-year-old female, to perform sex a

Chicago, IL - Milwaukee Man Sentenced to More Than 21 Years in Federal Prison for Transporting a Minor to Illinois to Engage in Prostitution

A Milwaukee man was sentenced to more than 21 years in federal prison for transporting an underage girl to the Chicago area from Wisconsin to engage in prostitution.

DAJUAN KEY, 31, brought the girl to the Chicago area from Madison, Wisc., i

Fargo, ND - Minneapolis Man Pleads Guilty to Human Trafficking of a Minor

Steven Edward Meierding, 50, Minneapolis, Minnesota pleaded guilty to One Count of Sex Trafficking of a Child.

This case came to the attention of law enforcement after the Fargo Police Department encountered a 17-year-old runaway during a traffic stop. Further investigation by Department of Homeland Secur

Dallas, TX - Dallas Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Sex Trafficking a Developmentally Disabled Teenage Girl

Damion Kentrell White, 24, of Dallas, was sentenced to 240 months in federal prison on felony convictions stemming from a plan to recruit a developmentally disabled teenage girl to engage in commercial sex acts, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern Dis

Philadelphia, PA - Two Philadelphia Men Sentenced For Human Trafficking

Brian Wright, 40, of Philadelphia, PA, was sentenced to 21 years and 10 months in prison today following his guilty plea to three counts of sex trafficking by force, announced US Attorney Zane David Memeger. The Honorable C. Darnell Jones II also sentenced Wright to 20 years' supervised release, and to pay a $5000 fin

Petitioner Alexander L. Hunsberger (Alex) was sentenced to thirty-three years' incarceration for his part in the murder of Samuel Sturrup. Alex argued on appeal that the trial judge erred in denying his speedy trial motion. The Court of Appeals affirmed. State v. Hunsberger, Op. No. 2014UP-381 (S.C. Ct. App. filed Nov. 5, 2014). We granted Alex's petition for a writ of certiorari to review the C

Tulsa, OK - Man Sentenced To Life In Prison Without Parole Killing Son

The State of Oklahoma charged Bryon Keith Creech with:

Count # 1. Count as Filed: HM11, MURDER - FIRST DEGREE, in violation of 21 O.S. 701.7
Count # 2. Count as Filed: SWIK, SHOOTING WITH INTENT TO KILL, in violation of 21 O.S. 652
Count # 3. Count as Filed: KID, KIDNAPPING, in violation of 21 O.S.

Grand Island, NE - The State of Nebraska charged Marvin B. Iron Teeth, Jr., age 39, with committing child abuse intentionally without injury, a Class 3A felony. The State claimed that he knowingly and intentionally causing or permitting a minor child to be placed in a situation that endangers his or her life or physical or mental health or causing or permitting a minor child to be cruelly confined

Eugene, OR - Felon Sentenced for Possessing Firearm and Transporting an Individual for the Purpose of Prostitution

Barry Phillip Armstrong, 34, of Los Angeles, was sentenced to 84 months in prison for felon in possession of a firearm and interstate transportation for prostitution. Following his prison sentence, Armstrong will be on supervised release for three years.

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