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Woman Sentenced for Sex Trafficking of Children
Annette Nakatsukas Basa, a 40-year-old local woman, faced a federal judge on February 27, 2014, after pleading guilty to sex trafficking of children. The case, brought under Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat child sexual exploitation and abuse, has garnered attention and concern from the community.
According to the plea agreement, Basa knowingly recruited, maintained, transported, and provided a minor female for commercial sex acts. The investigation revealed that Basa used her cell phone to arrange meetings between adult males and the minor female and then drove the minor to meeting locations for the purpose of having those adult males engage in sex acts with the minor. Basa received money and methamphetamine in exchange for sex acts between those adult males and the minor female.
The case began in July 2013 when the CNMI Department of Public Safety received a video file from an anonymous source depicting an adult male and a minor female engaging in sexually explicit conduct. The minor was later identified, and an investigation revealed that Basa had provided the minor female to the adult male for sex in exchange for methamphetamine.
Basa was arrested on a complaint on August 14, 2013, and on August 22, 2013, a federal grand jury returned an indictment against Basa charging her with two counts of sex trafficking of children in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1591(a)(1).
Chief District Judge Ramona V. Manglona scheduled sentencing for June 6, 2014, at 9:00 a.m. Basa faces a minimum mandatory sentence of 10 years and a maximum of life in prison. United States Attorney Alicia A.G. Limtiaco commended the FBI and the CNMI Department of Public Safety for their assistance in the investigation.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Rami S. Badawy and Ross K. Naughton. This case highlights the severity of sex trafficking and the importance of the community in reporting and preventing such crimes.
For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.justice.gov/psc.
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Key Facts
- State: Guam
- Category: Sex Crimes|Human Trafficking|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release ↗
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