PITTSBURGH – A devastating case of child sex trafficking has come to light in the Western District of Pennsylvania, with two Tulsa residents, Oscar Carter, 34, and Shelby Summer Brown, 27, facing serious charges.
According to the indictment, on March 6, 2018, Carter and Brown knowingly and willfully transported Minor A, who had not attained the age of 18 years, from Ohio to Pennsylvania, with the intent that Minor A would engage in prostitution and other sexual activity for which a person could be charged with a criminal offense.
The indictment also alleges that from March 6, 2018 to March 14, 2018, Carter and Brown knowingly entered into a conspiracy to recruit for sex trafficking a female minor who had not attained the age of 18 years. The indictment further alleges that from March 6, 2018 to March 14, 2018, Carter and Brown knowingly recruited, enticed, harbored, transported, provided, obtained and maintained by any means, in and affecting interstate commerce, a female minor under the age of 18 years, and did benefit financially or by receiving anything of value from participation in a venture engaged in commercial sexual acts.
The law provides for a maximum total sentence of life imprisonment, a fine of $750,000, and a term of supervised release for any term of years not less than five, and up to life. Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the actual sentence imposed would be based upon the seriousness of the offenses and the prior criminal history, if any, of the defendants.
Carter and Brown are currently incarcerated at the Butler County Prison. The government intends to seek their continued detention pending trial.
Assistant United States Attorney Jessica Lieber Smolar is prosecuting this case on behalf of the government.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Cranberry Township Police, and the City of Pittsburgh Bureau of Police conducted the investigation leading to the indictment in this case.
An indictment is an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
Key Facts
- State: Pennsylvania
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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