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18 Years in Prison for Sex Trafficking and Related Offenses
A Bronx man has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for running a sex trafficking and prostitution enterprise involving minor girls.
David Hope, also known as ‘Capo,’ was sentenced yesterday by United States District Judge Sidney H. Stein to 18 years in prison for running a criminal sex trafficking and prostitution enterprise involving minor girls, as well as possession of child pornography and possession of a firearm as a convicted felon.
Hope, 38, was arrested in November 2015 and has been held without bail since then. He pleaded guilty on December 1, 2016, to sex trafficking of minors and other charges.
According to the indictment, Hope directed and conducted a criminal sex trafficking and prostitution enterprise that recruited and exploited minor girls and young women, and then prostituted them using an online classifieds website for his own profit.
Hope’s co-defendant, Kemar Williams, was also sentenced yesterday to 42 months in prison for conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of minors with Hope.
‘David Hope sexually exploited and trafficked vulnerable women and minor girls, and Kemar Williams assisted in the exploitation,’ said Acting Manhattan U.S. Attorney Joon H. Kim. ‘Hope and Williams used physical violence, weapons, coercion, and intimidation to exert control over their trafficking victims. Both have now received the significant sentences that their crimes deserve.’
The case is being handled by the Office’s Violent and Organized Crime Unit. Assistant United States Attorney Sagar K. Ravi is in charge of the prosecution.
Anyone with information about the exploitation of children can contact the Federal Bureau of Investigation at 1-212-384-1000 or https://tips.fbi.gov/.
Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: Human Trafficking|Sex Crimes|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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