In a disturbing case of sex trafficking, Cordario Marcell Uzzle, a 23-year-old man from Virginia Beach, has been sentenced to 151 months in prison for his role in forcing a 16-year-old foster-care runaway to work in prostitution.
According to court documents, Uzzle was a member of a set of the Bloods street gang based in Virginia Beach. Along with several other gang members, he prostituted the minor over a two-week period in the fall of 2015. The victim was forced to work for several different gang members, performing commercial sex acts from hotels in Norfolk and Virginia Beach.
Uzzle posted prostitution advertisements on the Internet, rented rooms in which prostitution appointments were performed, collected the proceeds earned, and carried a firearm to protect himself and his victims, as well as to intimidate his victims and their customers.
On October 26, 2015, the sex trafficking ring was discovered when the 16-year-old victim was transported to the hospital after Uzzle violently attacked her. As a result of the ensuing federal investigation, seven total Bloods gang members or associates have been charged for their roles in this conspiracy to engage in sex trafficking of a minor and three other victims have been identified.
Cordario Marcell Uzzle, Defendant
Sex Trafficking of a Child
Norfolk, Virginia
February 19, 2016
151 months in prison
10 years of supervised release
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Key Facts
- State: Virginia
- Category: Sex Crimes|Human Trafficking|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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