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JACKSON, MS (WLBT) – After a four day trial before a judge, a Jackson man has been found guilty of sex trafficking minors in exchange for money. Blackmon purchased a runaway minor for $500 and recruited other runaway minors for prostitution. Authorities say he knew the minors would engage in commercial sex acts with men for money. He faces a minimum of 10 years and a maximum of life in prison and fines of up to $1 million.
The Hinds County Narcotics unit arrested two sisters while investigating internet sex crimes involving prostitution.
A federal judge in the U.S. District Court in Oxford sentenced a Hattiesburg man to 30 years in prison following his conviction of human trafficking and transporting a minor across state lines to engage in prostitution.
A Tennessee man convicted in a multistate sex-trafficking case has been sentenced to two years in federal prison.
Finding new and innovative ways to combat the demand for purchased sex, raise awareness to this nationwide epidemic, and provide safe environments for victims.