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Baltimore, Maryland – Raymond Idemudia Aigbekaen, a 29-year-old man from Amityville, New York, has been convicted of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking, sex trafficking of a minor and other charges related to the trafficking of a 16-year-old female for prostitution in Maryland, Virginia, and New York.
According to information presented at his nine-day trial, from late February through April 12, 2015, Aigbekaen and his co-defendant, Marcell Greene, trafficked a 16-year-old girl for prostitution. On April 12, 2015, the victim called 911 from a motel room in Bel Air, Maryland, and members of the Harford County Child Advocacy Center responded.
Law enforcement were able to identify Aigbekaen as the person who rented the hotel room where the victim was staying. Items, such as tissues and used condoms, were recovered from the trash cans of the hotel room used by Aigbekaen, Greene and the victim on April 11-12, 2015. Some of these items were found to contain DNA evidence, including DNA evidence that matched the co-defendant, Greene.
Aigbekaen was determined to be a potential contributor to stains on the victim’s underwear. Hotel records also show that Aigbekaen rented rooms on March 30, 2015 to April 1, 2015 and from April 2, 2015 to April 4, 2015. Hotel records also showed that Aigbekaen rented rooms at other hotels in Maryland and Fredericksburg, Virginia and Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Law enforcement were able to locate internet prostitution advertisements advertising the victim for prostitution using Aigbekaen’s email accounts. These advertisements were posted in the Long Island, New York, Maryland, and Virginia areas in February and March 2015. At least some of these advertisements listed Aigbekaen’s phone number. Photos of the victim that were used in the ads were also found on Aigbekaen’s computer.
Aigbekaen faces a minimum mandatory sentence of 10 years in prison and a maximum of life in prison. U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar has scheduled sentencing for February 7, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. Aigbekaen remains detained.
Key Facts
- State: Maryland
- Category: Human Trafficking|Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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