Chicago, IL - Federal Jury Convicts Ohio Man In Sex Trafficking Ring Involving Minors Brought To Chicago From Iowa

An Ohio man was convicted for his role in a sex trafficking conspiracy involving minor girls who were transported to Chicago from Iowa to engage in prostitution.

WILLIE WOODS, 44, of Toledo, Ohio, helped transport the minor girls from Iowa City in 2012. Once in Chi... More...   $0 (11-12-2015 - IL)

Miami, FL - Former Staff Mentor at Florida Keys Children’s Shelter Convicted of Child Sex Trafficking

A former staff mentor at the Florida Keys Children’s Shelter, a residential facility in Tavernier, Florida, was convicted today of child sex trafficking, following a three-week jury trial before United States District Court Judge Marcia G. Cooke.

Ricky Jermaine Atkins, 29, of Key... More...   $0 (11-06-2015 - FL)

New York, NY - Yonkers Man Convicted In White Plains Federal Court Of Kidnapping And Sex Trafficking A 19-Year-Old Victim

Clydedoro Graham, was found guilty of kidnapping a 19-year-old victim (the “Victim”), conspiring to engage in sex trafficking of the Victim, and attempting to engage in sex trafficking of the Victim. Clydedoro Graham was convicted after a seven-day jury trial before ... More...   $0 (11-06-2015 - NY)

At issue is whether appellant Jonathan Madrid’s prior conviction for statutory
rape in Texas qualifies as a crime of violence under the United States Sentencing
Guidelines. Applying the familiar modified categorical approach, and in light of
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Johnson v. United States, 135 S. Ct. 2551 (2015), we hold that it does not.
Exercising jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, we vacate ... More...   $0 (11-02-2015 - NM)

Santa Ana, CA - MAN SENTENCED TO 19 YEARS AND FOUR MONTHS IN PRISON FOR HAVING UNLAWFUL SEXUAL INTERCOURSE WITH FOUR UNDERAGE GIRLS, PROVIDING THEM WITH DRUGS, AND TRAFFICKING THREE OF THE VICTIMS

A man was sentenced today to 19 years and four months in state prison and mandatory lifetime sex offender registration for having unlawful sexual intercourse with four underage girls, providing ... More...   $0 (10-30-2015 - CA)

Santa Ana, CA - NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WOMAN CONVICTED AND SENTENCED FOR STEALING VEHICLE AND DRIVING WITH ANOTHER WOMAN TO ORANGE COUNTY AND CONSPIRING TO PANDER HER

A Northern California woman was convicted and sentenced today for stealing a vehicle, driving to Orange County, and conspiring to pander another woman. Courtney Charell Amos, 26, Pittsburg, pleaded guilty to one felony count of... More...   $0 (10-28-2015 - CA)

Waco, TX - During Jury Selection Today Ft. Smith, Arkansas Man Pleads Guilty to Transporting Women for Prostitution

Emmanuel Bailey, age 23, of Ft. Smith, Arkansas, faces up to ten years in prison after pleading guilty to admitting to transporting an individual across state lines for the purposes of prostitution announced.

During jury selection before United States District Judge... More...   $0 (10-26-2015 - TX)

Topeka, KS - Federal Indictment: Topeka Man and Associates Operated Interstate Sex Trafficking Business

TOPEKA, KAN. - A Topeka man who was part owner of a Lawrence night club and six of his associates are charged with sex trafficking in an indictment unsealed today, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said.

The indictment alleges the defendants provided female commercial sex workers – i... More...   $0 (10-23-2015 - KS)

Fresno, CA - Man Sentenced to over 10 Years in Prison for Sex Trafficking of a Minor.

United States District Court Judge Lawrence J. O’Neill sentenced Tryvell Powell, 34, of Fresno, to 10 years and 10 months in prison for sex trafficking of a minor.

According to court documents, Powell communicated with a 16-year-old girl on Facebook and persuaded her to leave Modesto where she ... More...   $0 (10-22-2015 - CA)

Dallas, TX - Dallas Gang Member Sentenced to 252 Months in Federal Prison on Child Sex Trafficking Conviction

A Dallas man, Trenton McLemore, 29, who facilitated his 16-year-old girlfriend’s commercial sex acts, and pleaded guilty in July 2015 to one count of sex trafficking of children, was sentenced today to 252 months (21 years) in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Barbara M. G Lyn... More...   $0 (10-21-2015 - TX)

The child in this case, Victoria,4 was born in
Mexico in 1997. She moved with her mother to Texas when she was
six years old, returned to Mexico to live with her maternal
grandmother when she was ten years old, and moved again to Texas
to live with her mother and stepfather when she was thirteen
years old. When Victoria was fourteen years old, in 2012, she
reported ... More...   $0 (10-21-2015 - MA)

Chicago, IL - Bolingbrook Man Sentenced to 47 Years in Federal Prison for Running a Sex Trafficking Ring

A Bolingbrook man has been sentenced to 47 years in federal prison for running a brutal sex trafficking ring that forced four victims into prostitution.

McKENZIE CARSON used violence and coercion to force his victims into working as prostitutes in Chicago and nearby suburbs. ... More...   $0 (10-17-2015 - IL)

Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Transporting 15-Year-Old Girl From California To Las Vegas To Work As Prostitute.
LAS VEGAS, Nev. – A Las Vegas man who was arrested in 2014 as part of a joint law enforcement effort to capture child predators in southern Nevada, was sentenced today to 10 years in prison and 25 years of supervised release for recruiting and enticing a 15-year-old girl to... More...   $0 (10-09-2015 - NV)

Shreveport, LA - Texas man pleads guilty to transporting a minor to Shreveport for prostitution

A man from Texas pleaded guilty to bringing a minor to Shreveport to engage in prostitution.

Larry D. Bluitt, 26, of Dallas, Texas, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Elizabeth E. Foote to one count of transportation of a minor with intent to engage in prostitution. According to... More...   $0 (10-08-2015 - LA)

Portland, ME - Biddeford Man Pleads Guilty to Interstate Transportation for Prostitution

Leo Grondin, 49, of Biddeford, Maine, pleaded guilty yesterday in U.S. District Court to transporting an individual in interstate commerce with the intent that she engage in prostitution.

Court records reveal that on July 15, 2015, Grondin drove a woman from southern Maine to Dover, New Hamps... More...   $0 (10-04-2015 - ME)

Tyler, TX - Smith County Sex Offender Sentenced for Transporting Minors for Prostitution

A 33-year-old Tyler, Texas registered sex offender has been sentenced to federal prison for child exploitation violations in the Eastern District of Texas.

Anthony Nelson pleaded guilty on Nov. 10, 2014, to transportation of minors and was sentenced to 276 months in federal prison today by U.... More...   $0 (09-25-2015 - TX)

TYLER, Texas – A 33-year-old Tyler, Texas registered sex offender has been sentenced to federal prison for child exploitation violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.

Anthony Nelson pleaded guilty on Nov. 10, 2014, to transportation of minors and was sentenced to 276 months in federal prison today by U.S. District Judge Michael H. Schneider... More...   $0 (09-22-2015 - TX)

Missoula, MT - Washington Man Sentenced for Bringing Drugs and Prostitution to Missoula Area

Yusuf Deshawn Reeves, 47, of Spokane Valley, Washington, was sentenced in Missoula federal court to drug and prostitution-related racketeering charges. In May, Reeves plead guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and heroin and one count of inter... More...   $0 (09-18-2015 - MT)

Amarillo, TX - Amarillo Man Sentenced to 135 Months in Federal Prison on Attempted Child Sex Trafficking Conviction

An Amarillo man, Deswan Newsome, 19, who pleaded guilty in July 2015 to an indictment charging one count of attempted sex trafficking of a child was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Mary Lou Robinson to 135 months in federal prison. U.S. Attorney John Parker of the N... More...   $0 (09-18-2015 - TX)

Defendant was charged with first-degree rape, sodomy, and unlawful sexual penetration against his stepdaughter, CS, beginning when CS was approximately 12 years old. The indictment alleged that the crimes occurred between January 1, 2007, and March 23, 2010. The pertinent
1 As the source of his argument, defendant primarily relies on Article I, section 11, of the Oregon Constitution, which p... More...   $0 (09-16-2015 - OR)

New York, NY - Boston Man Pleads Guilty To Bronx Murder Arising Out Of Dispute Over Criminal Prostitution Business

Samuel L. Whiteside pleaded guilty on September 10, 2015, in Manhattan federal court to traveling interstate to commit murder to further his prostitution business, and to persuading, inducing, enticing, and coercing women to travel interstate to engage in prostitution. He pl... More...   $0 (09-14-2015 - NY)

These appeals concern the criminal conviction of Kenneth Schneider on the charge of traveling in foreign commerce with the intent to engage in sex with a minor between the ages of twelve and sixteen, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2423(b) (2000). They pose questions involving pre- and post-trial motions, evidentiary issues, and a sentencing issue, each of which Schneider asserts was incorrectly decid... More...   $0 (09-09-2015 - PA)

Advertisements featuring three minor girls, J.S., S.L., and L.C. (collectively
J.S.), allegedly were posted on a website owned and maintained by Village Voice
Media Holdings, d/b/a Backpage.com, Backpage.com LLC and New Times Media
LLC, d/b/a/ Backpage.com (collectively Backpage). J.S. allegedly was raped
multiple times by adult customers who responded to the advertisements. More...   $0 (09-03-2015 - WA)

In September 2008, Tavia Sills was nearly five months pregnant. A few
weeks earlier, she had informed 18-year-old Lamondre Tucker that she believed he
was the father of her unborn child. On September 9, 2008, Tucker picked Tavia up
at the home of her mother, Vickie Britton. Tucker claimed that his sister, Alexis
Metcalf, had asked to meet Tavia after learning of the pregnancy.... More...   $0 (09-02-2015 - LA)

Las Vegas, NV - Men Convicted Of Transporting Two Minor Girls From Nevada To California To Work As Prostitutes

Two men who were arrested last year as part of a joint law enforcement operation to catch child predators in southern Nevada, “Operation Protect the Powerless,” have been convicted in federal court of sex trafficking and prostitution crimes for transporting two minor girls from N... More...   $0 (08-27-2015 - NV)