FORCED WOMAN AND MINOR TO ENGAGE IN COMMERCIAL SEX ACTS
On April 11, 2024, AK (30), of River Falls, Wisconsin, who pleaded guilty to two counts of sex trafficking, was sentenced to 20 years in prison and a lifetime of supervised release.
AK is said to have used “violence, threats of violence, emotional manipulation, isolation and surveillance to recruit and then compel one adult victim into engaging in online commercial sex acts,” and “caused a minor victim to engage in commercial sex acts.”
In a written statement, Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, noted that “Sex traffickers exploit vulnerable victims for profit and, increasingly, this practice includes commercial sex activity online …. This should send a clear message – sex traffickers who try to hide behind computer screen screens and exploit victims online will be exposed and held accountable. The Justice Department remains committed to prosecuting human trafficking offenses, no matter the form, and standing up for the children and adult survivors targeted by these abusers.”
He shouldn’t have played in traffic-king ….
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