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Collin Cowell, Sex Trafficking Minors, Pennsylvania 2024
A superseding indictment was returned today against Collin Cowell, aka ‘Tyson,’ one of four people charged with engaging in the sex trafficking of minors in Philadelphia, announced Acting United States Attorney Louis D. Lappen.
Charged in the superseding indictment alongside Cowell are Rocio Ramos, aka ‘Delci,’ Idalis Mendez, aka ‘Dali,’ and Robert Broaddus, all of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
According to the indictment, the defendants are charged with sex trafficking three minors, with Cowell and Mendez additionally charged with one count of distributing child pornography. Mendez was further charged with one count of production of child pornography.
If convicted, the defendants could face the following statutory maximum possible sentences: Cowell, life imprisonment with a 10-year mandatory minimum term of imprisonment; Ramos, life imprisonment with a 10-year mandatory minimum term of imprisonment; Mendez, life imprisonment with a 15-year mandatory minimum term of imprisonment; and Broaddus, life imprisonment with a 10-year mandatory minimum term of imprisonment, plus possible fines, restitution, and special assessments.
The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Melanie Babb Wilmoth.
An indictment, information, or criminal complaint is an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
The investigation and subsequent charges are a stark reminder of the ongoing scourge of sex trafficking in the United States, with the vast majority of victims being minors.
Key Facts
- State: Pennsylvania
- Category: Sex Crimes|Human Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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