TUCSON, Ariz. – A federal jury has convicted a 33-year-old Memphis man of sex trafficking a minor in southern Arizona. Maurice Fitzgerald Alexander, Jr. was sentenced to 40 years in prison on April 17, 2024, by United States District Judge James A. Soto.
Alexander was also sentenced to lifetime supervised release after being convicted of five federal charges, including sex trafficking of a minor by force, fraud, or coercion. At the time of the offense, Alexander was already required to register as a sex offender.
The investigation into Alexander’s crimes began on October 4, 2021, when officers from the Tucson Police Department responded to a 911 call from the victim, who reported being possibly trafficked for the purposes of sexual exploitation. A Tucson Police detective quickly responded to a local hospital and initiated an investigation.
The investigation revealed that Alexander trafficked the 14-year-old victim through Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and Colorado between August 19, 2021, and October 4, 2021. Department of Homeland Security Special Agents and Task Force Officers arrested Alexander in Tucson on October 21, 2021.
A review of Alexander’s phone showed that he forced the minor victim to create photos and videos depicting sexually explicit conduct that were later used in advertisements on social media and various other websites commonly used for prostitution.
The Tucson Police Department and Homeland Security Investigations conducted the investigation into Alexander’s crimes. Assistant United States Attorneys Nathaniel J. Walters and Monica E. Ryan, District of Arizona, Tucson, handled the prosecution.
Case Number: CR-21-02972-JAS-EJM
Release Number: 2024-114_Alexander
Key Facts
- State: Arizona
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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