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Bronx Man Sentenced to 24 Years for Sex Trafficking Minor
Jamel Goddard, 32, also known as ‘Payroll,’ was sentenced to 292 months in prison for leading a sex trafficking ring that exploited vulnerable women and a 15-year-old girl in New York and other states.
Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced the sentence, which was handed down by United States District Judge Loretta A. Preska. Goddard pleaded guilty in February 2018 to one count of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of a minor.
According to court documents, Goddard operated the sex trafficking and prostitution enterprise from approximately 2012 to July 2017, recruiting vulnerable women and the 15-year-old girl and exploiting them for his personal financial gain. He required the women to engage in sex acts with multiple customers in a single day, often operating from hotel rooms in the Bronx, Brooklyn, and other locations.
Goddard kept all or most of the victims’ earnings, which sometimes amounted to thousands of dollars in a single day, for himself. He employed physical violence and threats of force to exert control over his victims, hitting or punching them on multiple occasions for being ‘disrespectful,’ owing him money, or holding back their earnings.
During prior periods of imprisonment, Goddard continued to operate the enterprise while incarcerated, communicating directives and threats to his victims by phone. On one occasion, he warned a victim to ‘watch what I do when I get out.’
Goddard was also sentenced to 10 years of supervised release. Mr. Berman praised the investigative work of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the New York City Police Department. The case is being handled by the Office’s General Crimes Unit, with Assistant United States Attorneys Elizabeth A. Hanft, Sagar K. Ravi, and Alexandra N. Rothman in charge of the prosecution.
Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: Sex Crimes|Violent Crime|Human Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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