Minneapolis man gets 40 years for Mahtomedi sex trafficking, assaults
A Minneapolis man has been sentenced to 40 years in prison in Washington County District Court for trafficking and sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl and a 20‑year‑old woman at a Mahtomedi apartment, where he recruited vulnerable victims and forced them into commercial sex. Prosecutors said he used violence, threats and drugs to control the victims, repeatedly raped them and advertised them online for buyers in the Twin Cities metro. Jurors previously convicted him on sex‑trafficking and criminal sexual conduct counts, and the judge imposed consecutive sentences reflecting the separate harm to each victim; the defendant represented himself at trial, forcing the teen to endure cross‑examination. Advocates say the case illustrates how traffickers use ordinary suburban apartments to exploit teens and young women, and they point to it as evidence that tougher oversight and support services are needed in east‑metro communities as well as Minneapolis proper.
📌 Key Facts
- A Minneapolis man was sentenced to 40 years in prison in Washington County for trafficking and sexually assaulting a 14‑year‑old and a 20‑year‑old at a Mahtomedi apartment
- He controlled the victims with threats, violence and drugs and advertised them for sex online to buyers around the Twin Cities
- A Washington County judge ordered consecutive sentences after a jury conviction on sex‑trafficking and criminal sexual conduct charges
📊 Relevant Data
In fiscal year 2023, 54% of federal defendants charged with peonage, slavery, forced labor, and sex trafficking were Black, 27% were White, and 17% were Hispanic.
Human Trafficking Data Collection Activities, 2025 — Bureau of Justice Statistics
In 2023, Black individuals made up 13% of the U.S. population, non-Hispanic White 58%, and Hispanic 20%.
U.S. Population Racial Breakdown (1990-2023) — Visual Capitalist
In 2019, 51.3% of adults arrested for murder were Black or African American, 45.7% were White, and 3.0% were of other races.
Crime in the U.S. 2019 — FBI
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