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Trenton Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Sex Trafficking Minor
A Spring Valley, New York, man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for trafficking and forcing a minor into prostitution for profit. Wilbur Senat, 26, was convicted of sex trafficking of children and transportation of a minor to engage in prostitution.
A superseding indictment charged Senat with sex trafficking of children and transportation of a minor to engage in prostitution. He was found guilty following an eight-day trial before U.S. District Judge Michael A. Shipp, who imposed the 15-year sentence in Trenton federal court.
According to court documents, the minor victim met Senat in the summer of 2011 in Haverstraw, New York. Shortly after they met, Senat took her to a motel in Nyack, New York, where he provided her with marijuana and alcohol and then forced her to engage in commercial sex acts with various individuals for which they paid him. The next day, Senat purchased tickets for himself and the minor victim in the names of "Mr. Senat" and "Ms. Senat," and boarded a bus with her, taking her from New York to Philadelphia, for the purpose of having her engage in further acts of prostitution.
In addition to the prison sentence, Judge Shipp sentenced Senat to a lifetime term of supervised release, which restricts his contact with minors, and a $5,000 fine.
U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman credited special agents of the FBI, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Timothy Gallagher in Newark, with the investigation leading to Senat’s sentencing. The New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice also provided assistance.
The government is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Molly S. Lorber, R. Joseph Gribko, and Sarah M. Wolfe of the U.S. Attorney’s Office Criminal Division in Trenton.
Senat’s defense counsel is Scott A. Krasney, Esq., of West Trenton, New Jersey. The case is a stark reminder of the horrors of human trafficking and the importance of holding perpetrators accountable for their crimes.
Key Facts
- State: New Jersey
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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