Elfego Boyd, Sex Trafficking of a Minor, New York 2014

A Bronx man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for sex trafficking a minor, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara announced.

Elfego Boyd, also known as 'Kush da Dawn,' was sentenced in Manhattan federal court to 10 years in prison for his role in the sex trafficking of a 15-year-old girl, known as Minor Victim-1.

According to the complaint, in approximately September 2010, Minor Victim-1 met Boyd in Times Square, New York, after running away from her home in Pennsylvania. Boyd asked Minor Victim-1 if she wanted to prostitute for him, and she agreed.

During the several-month period, Minor Victim-1 was posted online for sex in exchange for money, and she had sex with multiple men who responded to those ads. Boyd took all the money earned by Minor Victim-1.

Boyd was also ordered to pay $20,000 in restitution to Minor Victim-1. This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the New York City Police Department.

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said, 'Sex trafficking is a heinous crime, but it is particularly reprehensible where perpetrators target vulnerable, minor runaways as Elfego Boyd did in this case. This investigation and prosecution sends the message that individuals who target the vulnerable will themselves become targets for prosecution.'

FBI Assistant Director-in-Charge George Venizelos said, 'Boyd engaged in the act of prostituting a minor, contributing to a rapidly spreading epidemic that projects its poison onto the most vulnerable members of society.'

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/bronx-man-sentenced-manhattan-federal-court-10-years-prison-sex-trafficking-minor