Demarcus George, Sex Trafficking of a Minor, Arkansas 2023

Demarcus George, 27, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of a 6-year-old child in Little Rock, Arkansas. George was arrested after a 6-year-old child was taken to Arkansas Children’s Hospital in February 2018 with symptoms caused by several sexually transmitted diseases. The child was interviewed by an FBI forensic interviewer and disclosed that George had raped her. The child also revealed that Mario Waters, 33, had also raped her.

The child described a hotel room with a curtain in the middle of the room and a picture hanging on the wall, which matched a hotel in Little Rock. Financial records showed that the child’s mother had rented a room at the hotel in March 2018. The child has since been removed from the mother’s custody.

Doctors at Arkansas Children’s Hospital determined that the child likely had multiple offenders. Officers obtained search warrants for George and Waters’ blood and urine, which showed they tested positive for sexually transmitted diseases that the minor had contracted. Both George and Waters admitted in court that they had sexual contact with the minor and were involved in trafficking her with others.

Acting United States Attorney Jonathan D. Ross stated, “The unspeakable crimes committed against this child remind us how vitally important it is to have law enforcement officers willing to investigate and put a stop to these horrific actions.”

George and Waters are scheduled to be sentenced by Judge Brian S. Miller at a later date. Conspiracy to commit human trafficking of a minor is punishable by any term of imprisonment up to life and not less than five years of supervised release.

The case was investigated by the FBI and the Little Rock Police Department and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Kristin Bryant and Allison W. Bragg.

Demarcus George and Mario Waters join a long list of individuals who have been arrested and charged with sex trafficking crimes in the United States. The guilty pleas of George and Waters are a significant step towards bringing justice to the victim and her family.

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