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Kevin Smith, Sex Trafficking, Pennsylvania 2019
A Philadelphia man has been charged with sex trafficking by force and sex trafficking a minor.
Kevin Smith, 27, of Philadelphia, was charged by Indictment with sex trafficking by force and sex trafficking a minor for his operation of a sex trafficking ring in Philadelphia and the surrounding region, including Bucks and Delaware counties.
The Indictment alleges that for about seven days at the end of September 2019, Smith knowingly recruited, enticed, harbored, transported, maintained a minor for the purposes of forcing that minor to engage in commercial sex acts in Philadelphia. It also alleges that Smith operated a sex trafficking enterprise at various times over a period of two years from July 2015 to July 2017, during which he used physical threats to force three different young adult victims to have sex for money.
“The crimes Smith is accused of committing are some of the most devastating to victims that our office prosecutes,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams. “Allegedly, this defendant forced four young people, one a minor child, to sell their bodies for his financial gain. We will continue to work collectively to investigate these destructive crimes against the most vulnerable victims.”
“Using physical threats to control another human being, to force them into sexual exploitation, is unconscionable,” said Michael J. Driscoll, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Philadelphia Division. “Kevin Smith allegedly did just that to three young women — and a child. The FBI will never stop working to find and help trafficked victims, to protect them from further abuse and keep their traffickers from hurting anyone else.”
If convicted, the defendant faces a maximum possible sentence of life in prison.
Key Facts
- State: Pennsylvania
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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