In a shocking turn of events, Laura Lloyd-Jenkins, a 43-year-old woman from Toledo, Ohio, has been indicted for obstructing a sex trafficking investigation and making a false statement. According to the indictment, Lloyd-Jenkins obstructed a sex trafficking investigation by notifying a defendant of the forthcoming investigation on March 29, 2017.
Lloyd-Jenkins also made false statements to law enforcement about her knowledge of the conduct alleged in the indictment on April 12, 2017. The charges were filed as part of a 13-count superseding indictment in which Kenneth Butler, Cordell Jenkins, and Anthony Haynes are all charged with conspiracy to sex traffic children.
Haynes, Butler, and Jenkins are accused of sexually assaulting a juvenile girl beginning in 2014 through 2017. The girl was 14 when the conduct began and was in the custody of Haynes. Some of this conduct took place at Greater Life Christian Center in Toledo, where Haynes was pastor at the time.
Haynes used his cellular telephone to record these sexual assaults, according to court documents. He routinely gave the victim money after the acts and told her not to say anything. He told her that if she said anything, it would ruin his family and his church.
Jenkins repeatedly sexually exploited the minor at his home on Barrington Drive, at his office at Abundant Life Ministries, and at a motel in Toledo. He paid her and referred to the payment as “hush money.” He often recorded these interactions with his cellular telephone.
The indictment also alleges that Jenkins caused another juvenile girl to engage in commercial sex acts in March 2017. Butler is also accused of causing another juvenile girl to engage in commercial sex acts from 2015 through 2017.
Laura Lloyd-Jenkins, Defendant: 1 count of obstructing of a sex trafficking investigation, 1 count of making a false statement. City and State: Toledo, Ohio. Date: March 29, 2017 and April 12, 2017. Outcome: Currently indicted, awaiting trial. Charges: Obstruction of a sex trafficking investigation and making a false statement.
Key Facts
- State: Ohio
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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