Naeem Lateef Odums, Sex Trafficking, Virginia 2023

NORFOLK, Va. – A California man pleaded guilty to sex trafficking by force, fraud, and coercion in Virginia. Naeem Lateef Odums, 39, of Clovis, California, and Portsmouth, forced a woman known as ‘Jane Doe’ to engage in commercial sex acts in California and Virginia for nearly nine years.

According to the statement of facts filed with the plea agreement, Odums used a combination of extreme physical violence, threats of violence, and threats of kidnapping Jane Doe’s children, and other forms of control to cause her to perform commercial sex acts. Odums arranged appointments for Jane Doe using a website known to promote prostitution, and collected all the money Jane Doe earned both from her appointments, as well as from her legitimate jobs.

In January 2017, Jane Doe was hospitalized after Odums broke three of her ribs and punctured her lung.

Odums was originally charged by criminal complaint on March 7, and was indicted on March 22. A superseding indictment naming two additional women who Odums posted prostitution advertisements for was returned on April 20.

Odums faces a mandatory minimum of 15 years in prison and a maximum penalty of life in prison when sentenced on October 6.

A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after taking into account the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

Naeem Lateef Odums, Defendant Name: Naeem Lateef Odums, Crime: Sex Trafficking by Force, Fraud, and Coercion, State: Virginia, Year: 2023.

Defendant Name: Naeem Lateef Odums, Exact Criminal Charges: Sex trafficking by force, fraud, and coercion, City and State: NORFOLK, Va., Exact Date with month/day/year: October 6, 2023 (sentencing date), Sentence or outcome: Faces a mandatory minimum of 15 years in prison and a maximum penalty of life in prison.

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