Man Pleads Guilty To Child Sex Trafficking, Drug Charges

March 21, 2018 8:45 AM in News

Source: WBRZ

By: Raquel Derganz Baker

 

NEW ORLEANS- A man pleaded guilty to child sex trafficking charges minutes before his scheduled trial.

Lance Everson, 39, was sentenced to 15 years in state prison, according to a release from the Orleans Parish District Attorney's Office.

Everson was charged with two counts of child sex trafficking, one count of second-degree kidnapping, one count of aggravated battery, one count of contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile, and one count of simple battery. There were also several drug charges.
Everson will now be required to register as a sex offender after he is released.

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Cincinnati Brothers Face Child Sex Trafficking Charges

William “Bam” Washington, 38, and William “Man” Washington Jr., 47, both of Cincinnati, face charges of conspiracy to sex traffic children and child sex trafficking.

According to the indictment, Sharonville Police Department officers responded to a motel in Sharonville on April 18 following the report of a distraught girl in the business’s parking lot.

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Our Kids Are Not For Sale!!!

Child sex trafficking is a hidden but persistent form of child abuse in Indiana and nationwide. Recent cases have made the headlines in Lafayette, Terre Haute, Indianapolis, Fort Wayne and Muncie.

While awareness and prosecution rates are rising, the young victims of this horrific crime need our support and assistance. That means we must better understand how trafficking happens, the resources available to intervene and our responsibility to take action and protect Hoosier children.

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