A 27-year-old Las Vegas man has been sentenced to 72 months in prison for transporting a 17-year-old girl from Arizona to Nevada and San Diego for commercial sex acts.
Samaje Evans pleaded guilty on February 2, 2022, to one count of Coercion and Enticement, which carries a maximum penalty of life in prison and a $250,000 fine.
According to his plea agreement, Evans took all the money earned by the minor, approximately $1,500 a day.
He also posted commercial sex advertisements for the girl online.
On April 22, 2021, the San Diego Human Trafficking Task Force received an alert from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children about a 17-year-old female runaway believed to be involved in commercial sex in Texas, Arizona, Nevada, and San Diego.
Task Force Officers from the SDHTTF located the minor and Evans at a San Diego hotel, where a search of the minor’s phone revealed messages from Evans directing her to collect money from sex customers and informing her she would have to pay a ‘fee’ for not following the rules.
The phone also contained photographs used in the commercial sex advertisements.
Evans’ exploitation of a minor is reprehensible, said Special Agent in Charge Stacey Moy of the FBI’s San Diego Field Office. The FBI will never stop fighting for minors who are victimized by criminals who care more about money than people.
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Key Facts
- State: California
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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