TUCSON, Ariz. – A Florida man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for sex trafficking a woman from Tampa, Florida, in Arizona.
Travon Jarvel Jackson, 37, was found guilty following trial of sex trafficking by force, fraud, and coercion; and interstate transportation for prostitution.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Arizona, Jackson manipulated and coerced the victim into performing acts of prostitution in Florida and Arizona between May and August 2016.
Jackson posted advertisements for the victim on www.Backpage.com and kept all the money derived from the victim’s acts of prostitution.
Jackson controlled the victim by withholding food, money, and property from her in order to coerce her into performing commercial sex acts, and physically assaulted her to gain her compliance.
The victim escaped Jackson by contacting a human trafficking victim rescue service, which she had seen advertised on a billboard, from a motel room in Tucson where Jackson had been keeping her to perform acts of prostitution.
The investigation in this case was conducted by the Department of Homeland Security – Homeland Security Investigations, and the Tucson Police Department, working collaboratively under the Southern Arizona Anti-Trafficking Unified Response Network (SAATURN).
The prosecution was handled by Angela W. Woolridge, Adam D. Rossi, and Karen E. Rolley, Assistant U.S. Attorneys, District of Arizona, Tucson.
Case Number: CR-16-01704-TUC-RM
Release Number: 2018-046_Jackson
Key Facts
- State: Arizona
- Category: Human Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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