A Louisiana man was sentenced to over nine years in prison for leading a sex trafficking ring that operated an interstate prostitution enterprise, according to a recent announcement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Louisiana.
Jeremie J. Tate, 34, of Zachary, Louisiana, was sentenced to 115 months in prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to unlawfully use interstate facilities in aid of racketeering, two counts of use of interstate facilities in aid of racketeering, and enticing another to travel interstate for prostitution.
Tate admitted to operating a prostitution business based in Baton Rouge involving at least one minor from November 2012 through November 2013. He personally recruited prostitutes, advertised for and scheduled prostitution sessions, and used proceeds from the enterprise to purchase controlled substances, which he distributed to the prostitutes and others to manipulate and intimidate them.
To date, three others have pleaded guilty and have been sentenced for their roles in this sex trafficking ring.
The case was investigated by the FBI’s Baton Rouge Crimes Against Children Task Force, Louisiana Attorney General’s Office, Louisiana State Police, and East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Sheriff’s Office, with assistance from the Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Police Department’s Narcotics Division, U.S. Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force, and other law enforcement agencies.
The case was prosecuted by Trial Attorney Reginald E. Jones of the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS) and Assistant U.S. Attorney Jamie A. Flowers Jr. of the Middle District of Louisiana.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. The initiative marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims.
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Key Facts
- State: Louisiana
- Category: Sex Crimes|Human Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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