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Mother and Son Charged Federally with Sex Trafficking Teenage Girl
14:55 May 2 2015 Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America
Adult Minor Female Sex Trafficking Online Sex Trafficking Escort Services Hotel/Motel Missing Children
Description
A Long Beach, California mother (Sharilyn Kae Anderson) and son (Joshua Jerome Davis) were arrested for trafficking a female minor and a female adult. The minor was a runaway and was trafficked by the pair for two years, until rescued by the police during the arrest of Anderson. The minor was forced into engage in sexual activities at hotels in Southern California, and was trafficked to Las Vegas for the purpose of commercial sex in casinos. Davis was arrested outside of the Las Vegas residence he leased. Both Anderson and Davis admitted to using force, threats of force, and coercion to force the minor and adult to engage in sexual acts.News Source Link
https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/long-beach-mother-and-son-charged-federally-sex-trafficking-teenage-girlhttp://www.bsccoalition.org/long-beach-mother-and-son-plead-guilty-to-sex-trafficking-female-teens/
http://www.morelaw.com/verdicts/case.asp?n=2:13-cr-00589-CAS&s=CA&d=76608
Additional Data
| Name of Source (ex. Las Vegas Review Journal): | U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Website; The Bilateral Safety Corridor Coalition |
| Date of Incident: | 08-08-2013 |
| Type of Trafficking: | Sex Trafficking |
| Number of Survivors Involved: | 2 |
| Incident Details: | The minor and adult were trafficked by Anderson and Davis in Las Vegas and Southern California, crossing state lines to engage in commercial sex in hotels and casinos. The traffickers utilized websites to arrange for sexual encounters for the minor. |
| How was this incident exposed?: | The minor's father filed a missing person's report with the Long Beach Police Department (LBPD) in 2012. Davis was initially arrested on April 23, 2013 on charges of pandering and sex trafficking violations, but posted bail and reunited with the minor in Las Vegas. |
| Name the Law Enforcement Entity Involved and Include their Jurisdiction: | U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Long Beach Police Department (LBPD) |
| Trafficker Description (Name, Age, Sex, and Previous Involvement in Trafficking): | Name: Sharilyn Kae Anderson Age: 45 Sex: Female Name: Joshua Jerome Davis Age: 22 Sex: Male |
| Describe the current status of the case & include date: | Anderson pleaded guilty to federal charges of conspiring to engage in sex trafficking. She will be sentenced on May 18, 2015. Davis pleaded guilty to federal charges of conspiring to engage in sex trafficking, sex trafficking of a minor, and trafficking of an adult by force, threats of force, or coercion. He will be sentenced on May 4, 2015. |
| Submitted to Incident Map by (Name or ID Number): | R.Co. |
| Date Submitted to Incident Map: | May 02 2015 |
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