INDIANAPOLIS- Damion Alexander, 28, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, was sentenced to fifteen years in federal jail after pleading responsible to intercourse trafficking of a minor.

In line with courtroom paperwork, Damion Alexander met a 17-year-old lady on-line someday in 2021. After assembly the minor and her grownup buddy in individual, Alexander satisfied them each to journey with him and brought about them to interact in business intercourse acts that financially benefited him. From no less than Might 15, 2021, to June 2, 2021, Alexander transported the minor sufferer backwards and forwards from Fort Wayne to interact in business intercourse in Indianapolis-area lodges on a number of events.

Alexander took sexually express photographs and movies of the minor sufferer and the grownup and used them for on-line business intercourse ads. Mobile phone movies obtained in the course of the investigation confirmed Alexander berating and abusing the minor sufferer whereas she was severely impaired.

Alexander corresponded with the business intercourse consumers, set costs, and directed the minor sufferer as to how lengthy to spend with them and what acts to carry out. Industrial intercourse consumers used CashApp to make funds that have been transferred to Alexander’s account. Alexander acquired and saved hundreds of {dollars} obtained by trafficking the minor sufferer in business intercourse, assuring her that he was “holding” the cash and would give it again to her if she ever wanted it.

On June 2, 2021, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Division officers recovered the minor sufferer on the Sheraton Resort situated at Keystone Crossing in Indianapolis. Alexander was discovered loitering exterior of the sufferer’s lodge room, and he fled the scene when approached by officers.

“Trafficking weak minors’ our bodies for monetary achieve is a despicable crime that deserves vital punishment,” mentioned Zachary A. Myers, United States Legal professional for the Southern District of Indiana. “Pimps like this defendant inflict lasting trauma with utter disregard for the protection or dignity of these they exploit. Our workplace and our regulation enforcement companions, together with the FBI and IMPD, are totally dedicated to rescuing survivors from intercourse trafficking and placing pimps in jail. The sentence imposed at this time ought to function a warning to would-be traffickers: should you promote minors for intercourse you’ll spend a few years in federal jail.”

The Federal Bureau of Investigation and IMPD investigated this case. The sentence was imposed by U.S. District Court docket Decide Jane Magnus-Stinson. Decide Stinson additionally ordered that Alexander be supervised by the U.S. Probation Workplace for 15 years following his launch from federal jail and pay $13,000 in restitution to the victims. Alexander should additionally register as a intercourse offender the place he lives, works, and goes to highschool, as required by regulation.

U.S. Legal professional Myers thanked Assistant United States Attorneys Kristina M. Korobov and Lawrence D. Hilton, who prosecuted this case.

This case was introduced as a part of Undertaking Secure Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in Might 2006 by the Division of Justice to fight the rising epidemic of kid sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by U.S. Attorneys’ Workplaces and the Youngster Exploitation and Obscenity Part, Undertaking Secure Childhood marshals federal, state, and native sources to higher find, apprehend and prosecute people who exploit kids through the web, in addition to to determine and rescue victims. For extra details about Undertaking Secure Childhood, please go to www.justice.gov/psc