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Date: 08-08-2020
Case Style:
United States of America v. Omar Kashaka Taylor a/k/a "Shaka"
Case Number: 0:18-cr-00088-DWF-ECW
Judge: Donovan W. Frank
Court: United States District Court for the District of Minnesota (Hennepin County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: United States District Attorney’s Office
Defendant's Attorney:
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Description:
Minneapolis, MN - The United States of America charged Omar Kashaka Taylor a/k/a "Shaka" with sex trafficking.
“Omar Taylor was a coercive sex trafficker who pursued and exploited vulnerable victims for his own financial profit,” said United States Attorney Erica MacDonald. “The 400-month sentence handed down today is appropriate in light of the trauma Mr. Taylor inflicted upon his victims.”
The sentencing closed a painful chapter in the lives of the survivors of Mr. Taylor’s heinous actions,” said Tracy J. Cormier, HSI St. Paul special agent in charge. “We’re confident that this significant sentencing will empower others, who are facing similar circumstances to come forward, knowing that they will be fully supported and that their captors will face justice.”
As proven at trial, from August 2017 through March 2018, TAYLOR, a registered sex offender, operated an illegal massage business out of his northeast Minneapolis residence. TAYLOR recruited several young women and girls, at times targeting Native American and First Nation women and girls, to work in his illicit massage business and then, through force, threats of force, fraud, and coercion, caused them to perform commercial sex acts in exchange for money for his own financial benefit. TAYLOR used Backpage.com to solicit prospective clients by posting advertisements with photos of the victims, offering massage services that would include commercial sex acts.
This case was the result of an investigation conducted by Homeland Security Investigations, the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, the Minnesota Human Trafficking Investigators Task Force, and the Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office.
Assistant United States Attorneys Manda M. Sertich and Michelle E. Jones prosecuted the case.
Defendant Information:
OMAR KASHAKA TAYLOR, a/k/a “Shaka,” 46
Minneapolis, Minn.
Convicted:
Sex trafficking of a minor, 1 count
Sex trafficking by force, fraud and coercion, 2 counts
Commission of a felony offense involving a minor when required to register as a sex offender, 1 count
Sentenced:
400 months in prison
25 years of supervised release
18:1591(a), (b)(2), and (c), 1594(a), and 3559(e) SEX TRAFFICKING OF A MINOR
(1)
18:1591(a), (b)(2), and (c), 1594(a), and 3559(e) SEX TRAFFICKING OF A MINOR
(1rsss)
18:1591(a),(b)(2), and (c), 1594(a) and 3559(e) SEX TRAFFICKING OF A MINOR
(1s)
18:1591(a), (b)(2), and (c), 1594(a), and 3559(e) SEX TRAFFICKING OF A MINOR
(1ss)
18:1591(a) and (b)(1), 1594(a), and 3559(e) SEX TRAFFICKING BY FORCE, FRAUD AND COERCION
(2)
18:1591(a) and (b)(1), 1594(a), and 3559(e) SEX TRAFFICKING BY FORCE, FRAUD AND COERCION
(2rsss)
18:1591(a)and (b)(1), 1594(a) and 3559(e) SEX TRAFFICKING BY FORCE, FRAUD AND COERCION
(2s)
18:1591(a) and (b)(1), 1594(a), and 3559(e) SEX TRAFFICKING BY FORCE, FRAUD AND COERCION
(2ss)
18:2260A COMMISSION OF A FELONY OFFENSE INVOLVING A MINOR WHEN REQUIRED TO REGISTER AS A SEX OFFENDER
(3)
18:2260A COMMISSION OF A FELONY OFFENSE INVOLVING A MINOR WHEN REQUIRED TO REGISTER AS A SEX OFFENDER
(3rsss)
18:2260A COMMISSION OF A FELONY OFFENSE INVOLVING A MINOR WHEN REQUIRED TO REGISTER AS A SEX OFFENDER
(3s)
18:2260A COMMISSION OF A FELONY OFFENSE INVOLVING A MINOR WHEN REQUIRED TO REGISTER AS A SEX OFFENDER
(3ss)
18:1591(a) and (b)(1), 1594(a), and 3559(e) SEX TRAFFICKING BY FORCE, FRAUD AND COERCION
(4rsss)
18:1591(a) and (b)(1), 1594(a) and 3559(e) SEX TRAFFICKING BY FORCE, FRAUD AND COERCION
(4s-5s)
18:1591(a) and (b)(1), 1594(a), and 3559(e) SEX TRAFFICKING BY FORCE, FRAUD AND COERCION
(4ss)
18:1591(a) and (b)(1), 1594(a), and 3559(e) SEX TRAFFICKING BY FORCE, FRAUD AND COERCION
(5ss)
Outcome: Defendant was sentenced to 400 months' in prsion.
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