Mikel Alemin Craig, Sex Trafficking of an Adult by Force and Coercion, Florida 2014

A 33-year-old man from Gainesville, Florida, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for forcing an adult into the sex trade through human trafficking.

Mikel Alemin Craig was sentenced on [date] for sex trafficking of an adult by force and coercion. The sentence was announced by Christopher P. Canova, Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.

According to the evidence presented, Craig was involved in a scheme to make money by using an adult female to perform sex acts between January 1, 2014, and March 30, 2014. He caused a picture of the victim to be posted on Backpage.com, an Internet advertising website, under the guise of an ‘escort service’ when, in truth, it was for the purpose of offering the victim for commercial sexual activity.

The victim engaged in sexual activity for money on numerous occasions with persons who responded to the advertisement. This activity took place at various locations in the Northern District of Florida, including local hotels in Gainesville. Craig used physical and nonphysical means to coerce the victim, including violence and the threat of physical violence against her. He also collected proceeds from the victim’s commercial sexual activity.

The prosecution was brought as part of the Project Safe Childhood Program. The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Frank Williams.

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Florida is one of 94 offices that serve as the nation’s principal litigators under the direction of the Attorney General. The office strives to protect and serve the citizens of the Northern District of Florida through the ethical, vigorous, and impartial enforcement of the laws of the United States.

For more information, contact Amy Alexander, Public Information Officer, at (850) 216-3854 or amy.alexander@usdoj.gov.

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