Lima Woman Sentenced for Sex Trafficking

A Lima woman, Megan Hitt, 29, was sentenced to 210 months in federal prison, or 17.5 years, for her role in a sex trafficking conspiracy.

Hitt and others conspired to cause two underage girls, aged 14 and 16, to engage in commercial sex acts in Lima and Fort Wayne, Indiana. They did this by taking and posting sexually explicit photos of the girls on backpage.com, transporting the girls, renting motel rooms for them and negotiating prices, according to court documents.

The crimes took place between November 2015 and January 2016, according to court documents. Hitt and her co-conspirators used backpage.com to advertise the girls for sex, and made thousands of dollars in the process.

Megan Hitt was sentenced alongside three other co-conspirators. Randy Thompson, 26, was sentenced to 24 years in federal prison, Shemeric Cook, 30, was sentenced to 12 years in prison, and Precious Russell, 20, was sentenced to nine years in prison. Jacqueline Young, 54, was sentenced to four years in prison for obstructing the investigation.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Alissa M. Sterling and Daniel Hurley following an investigation by the Lima Police Department, the FBI and the Northwest Ohio Crimes Against Children Task Force.

The Lima Police Department, the FBI and the Northwest Ohio Crimes Against Children Task Force all played a crucial role in bringing Megan Hitt and her co-conspirators to justice. Their tireless efforts to combat human trafficking will not be forgotten.

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