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

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

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.

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

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

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

TULSA, OK - THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA charged KRISTEN L CREWS, GENELL COMSTOCK,
and KAYLA S SHIPLEY with:

Count # 1. Count as Filed: PROS, ENGAGING IN PROSTITUTION WITHIN 1000FT OF SCHOOL/ CHURCH, in violation of 21 O.S. 1031 D
Date of Offense: 01/23/2014
Party Name Disposition Information
SHIPLEY, KAYLA S Disposed: DEFERRED, 02/25/2014. Guilty Plea
Count as Disposed

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

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

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.

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

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

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

ROANOKE, VIRGINIA – A Franklin County man, who forced a local woman to engage in prostitution through the use of physical violence and threats, pled guilty today in the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia in Roanoke, United States Attorney Anthony P. Giorno announced.

Tremayne Rontae Kirby, 25, of Franklin County, Virginia, pled guilty today to one count of r

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

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.

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.

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

Tulsa, OK - The State of Oklahoma charged William Floyd White and Maggen Young with:

Count # 1.
Count as Filed: PROS, AIDING & ABETTING PROSTITUTION WITHIN 1000FT OF SCHOOL , in violation of 21 O.S. 1029 A 4
Date Of Offense: 01/15/2014

Party Name: Disposition Information:

YOUNG, MAGGEN
Disposed: DISMISSED, 09/15/2014. Dismissed- Request of the State.

Newark, NJ - Associate Of Decavalcante Crime Family Admits Distribution Of Cocaine, Running A Prostitution Operation & Possessing Weapon As Convicted Felon

An associate of the DeCavalcante crime family of La Cosa Nostra today admitted his role in distributing more than 500 grams of cocaine, running a prostitution operation and possessing a shotgun as a convicted felon.

Anthony St

These appeals arise from the prosecution of two members of an enterprise engaged in interstate prostitution. Following a two-week trial, a jury convicted Appellants Kevin Garcia Fuertes (“Fuertes”) and German de Jesus Ventura (“Ventura”) of conspiracy to commit, and commission of, a number of sex trafficking and related offenses. On appeal, Fuertes and Ventura make four assertions of error, two in

Concord, NH - Dorchester Man Pleads Guilty To Conspiring To Transport An Individual For Prostitution

Enoc Ayuso, 26, of Dorchester, Massachusetts, appeared in United States District Court on Thursday and pled guilty to conspiring to transport an individual in interstate commerce for prostitution, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Donald Feith.

In February of 2014, the Hom

Tulsa, OK - The State of OKlahoma charged William Floyd White and Maggen Young with:

Count # 1. Count as Filed: PROS, AIDING & ABETTING PROSTITUTION WITHIN 1000FT OF SCHOOL, in violation of 21 O.S. 1029 A 4
Date of Offense: 01/15/2014
Party Name Disposition Information
WHITE, WILLIAM FLOYD Disposed: CONVICTION, 03/23/2015. Guilty Plea
Count as Disposed: AIDING & ABETTING P

Rochester, NY - Woman Pleads Guilty To Sex Trafficking Using Coercion

Kasandra Weeks, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty to sex trafficking using coercion, before U.S. District Judge David G. Larimer. The charge carries a minimum penalty of 15 years in prison, a maximum of life, and a $250,000 fine.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Melissa Marangola, who is handling the case, stated that be

ATLANTA – Fabian Terran Murray, a/k/a “Shooter,”--one of five men charged in two related cases involving the pimping of three 14-year-old girls and a 16-year-old girl at hotels in Atlanta, Georgia, and elsewhere-- was sentenced to 17 years, nine months in federal prison. This sentencing brings to a close the prosecution of the two sex-trafficking conspiracies.

Defendants Joshua Thomas Hi