N.C. woman arrested in connection with Myrtle Beach human trafficking case
https://www.wmbfnews.com/2019/06/14/nc-woman-arrested-connection-with-myrtle-beach-human-trafficking-case/
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WMBF) – A 22-year-old Richmond County, N.C. woman is facing charges stemming from a Myrtle Beach human trafficking case.
According to WMBF’s news partners at The Richmond Observer, Becca Mills was in Myrtle Beach back in March with three other individuals and a 15-year-old victim who was performing sex acts for money, court records stated.
She is charged with two counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor and one count of human trafficking. Investigators say there were sex ads of the victim posted online.
The group traveled from Richmond, Virginia, to Fayetteville and then to Myrtle Beach, according to the affidavit.
Eight arrested in I-25 human trafficking investigation
https://collegian.com/2019/06/eight-arrested-in-i-25-human-trafficking-investigation/
Eight people were arrested and cited in a human trafficking demand reduction operation along Interstate Highway 25 June 7 by the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office Investigations Division, according to a press release published June 12 by the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office.
The accused, who were each charged with Patronizing a Prostitute, a class 1 Misdemeanor, and Soliciting for Prostitution, a class 3 Misdemeanor, include:
Brian Cartmill, 59, Cheyenne, WY
Pablo Montez, 46, Westminster, CO
Kevin Ashford, 49, Ault, CO
William Ashmore, 43, Matheson, CO
Greg Henson, 62, Greeley, CO
Rick James, 27, Windsor, CO
Ian Trestrail, 29, Loveland, CO
Ben Myers, 41, Glendo, WY
Dallas man sentenced to 11 years in prison for sex trafficking, ordered to pay $333K to victim
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/courts/2019/06/14/dallas-man-sentenced-11-years-prison-sex-trafficking-ordered-pay-333k-victim
A judge on Friday ordered a Dallas sex trafficker to pay his victim more than $300,000 in restitution in addition to serving an 11-year federal prison sentence.
Gregory Bowden pleaded guilty to a racketeering charge in January after admitting he had trafficked a 19-year-old woman across Texas, forcing her into prostitution, according to the Department of Justice.
Bowden, also known as "G," transported the woman to cities including Dallas, Euless, Corpus Christi and Odessa and used violence to force her into sex work. Bowden did not give her proceeds from the prostitution.
Human trafficking in Memphis: Feds detail case involving Houston man, Memphis prostitute
https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/2019/06/14/marquis-holmes-case-human-trafficking-memphis-tenn/1454666001/
Authorities in Texas say a man has pleaded guilty to sex trafficking charges that include forcing three women into prostitution by means of violence and fraud. The victims were trafficked in seven states, including Tennessee.
One of the victims of the sex-trafficking ring that Marquis Holmes, 28, from Houston, pleaded guilty to organizing was forced to engage in commercial sex acts in Memphis, prosecutors said.
Multiple law enforcement agencies are investigating the extent and circumstances of the crimes, according to a release by Immigrant Customs & Enforcement, but some details have been made available to the public.
A memo from ICE says that Holmes recruited three women through social media to work as prostitutes for him, often under false pretenses from June, 2015 until his arrest in March of 2018.
Holmes is said to have taken two women, by force, throughout several states including Texas, Louisiana, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Mississippi, Alabama and South Carolina.
Conway man arrested for human trafficking
https://www.wbtw.com/crime/grand-strand-crime/conway-man-arrested-for-human-trafficking/
CONWAY, SC (WBTW) – Jason Eugene Morrison, 33, of Conway, forced a person to engage in sexual acts for his own profit or benefit. Horry County Police reported that these incidents occurred between the years of 2014 and 2017.
On several occasions, Morrison would make the victim have sex with others to pay off his own debts. According to police, these incidents occurred at a location on Holly Lane in Conway.