Brooklyn man sentenced to 10 years in prison for sex trafficking of 2 teenage girls
Coerced runaway, 16, and her friend to perform sex for money
Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced on Monday that a man from Flatbush, Brooklyn has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to sex trafficking of a child for forcing two 16-year-old girls to engage in prostitution.
District Attorney Gonzalez said, “This defendant took advantage of two vulnerable children to make himself money. Child exploitation for sex is a real and persistent problem and I remain committed to investigate, vigorously prosecute and hold accountable anyone who engages in this appalling and harmful conduct.”
The District Attorney identified the defendant as Steven Bell, 36, of Flatbush, Brooklyn. He was sentenced today to 10 years in prison plus five years’ post-release supervision, and will have to register as a sex offender following his guilty plea last month to sex trafficking of a child.
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