A Westchester man has been sentenced to 19 1/2 years in prison for his role in a sex trafficking ring that targeted minors, as well as producing child pornography.
Victor Gonzalez, 41, of Millwood, New York, was sentenced yesterday in White Plains federal court to 235 months in prison for sex trafficking of minors and production of child pornography.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, Gonzalez engaged in the sex trafficking of three teenage girls from 2014 to June 2018. He solicited the girls for sex in exchange for money and posted online advertisements for commercial sex services with the minor victims.
Gonzalez also transported the victims to meet with adult men in New York and Connecticut and sexually abused the victims himself. In addition, he produced a video containing child pornography of one of the victims in January 2016.
The victims were between the ages of 14 and 17 at the time of the crimes.
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman praised the investigative work of the FBI’s Westchester County Safe Streets Task Force and the Greenburgh Police Department for their assistance in the case.
Gonzalez was also sentenced to 10 years of supervised release and restitution in an amount to be determined by the Court at a later date.
Crime: Sex Trafficking of Minors and Production of Child Pornography
Date: January 24, 2019 (Gonzalez pled guilty)
Outcome: 235 months in prison, 10 years supervised release, restitution to be determined
Location: White Plains, New York
Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: Human Trafficking|Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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