Jackson, Miss. – A Tennessee woman has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison for sex trafficking of a minor, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca. Tyra Latrice Clark, 22, of Clarksville, Tennessee, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Kristi H. Johnson to serve a total of 108 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for sex trafficking of a minor.
The crime occurred between January 1, 2018, and January 5, 2018, when Clark and co-defendant Courtney Tremel Louie were actively involved in the sex trafficking of a minor they had transported from Tennessee to Jackson. The minor was forced to perform commercial sex acts with men for money at various hotels. Clark and Louie placed ads on Internet websites for the commercial sex. The Jackson Police Department rescued the minor on January 5, 2018, from a locked apartment on Bailey Avenue in Jackson.
The defendants were indicted on March 7, 2018, and both pled guilty before Judge Jordan on August 17, 2018. Louie was sentenced on June 21, 2019, to serve a total of 141 months for his involvement.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Jackson Police Department, and the Mississippi Attorney General’s Office jointly investigated the case. Assistant United States Attorney Glenda R. Haynes prosecuted the case.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006. Led by U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet as well as to identify and rescue victims.
Clark, a 22-year-old from Tennessee, has been sentenced to 108 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for sex trafficking of a minor. Court records show that the crime occurred between January 1, 2018, and January 5, 2018, when Clark and co-defendant Courtney Tremel Louie were actively involved in the sex trafficking of a minor.
According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the case was investigated jointly with the Jackson Police Department and the Mississippi Attorney General’s Office. Assistant United States Attorney Glenda R. Haynes prosecuted the case.
This case is part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat child sexual exploitation and abuse. The project was launched in May 2006 and is led by U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section.
Defendant: Tyra Latrice Clark
Criminal Charges: Sex Trafficking of a Minor
City and State: Jackson, Mississippi
Exact Date: January 5, 2018
Sentence or Outcome: 108 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release
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Key Facts
- State: Mississippi
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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