Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Matthew Tompkins and associate Demetrius Lemus. Tompkins forced over 30 women into prostitution the youngest of which was 14 years old. Thompkins assets totaled over three million dollars. On March 27, 2008, Thompkins was sentenced to 23.3 years in prison and lifetime supervised release. Demetrius Lemus was sentenced to eight years a reduced sentence because he testified against Thompkins.
Location
United States · Atlantic City, New Jersey · 2011 (location generalized to protect survivors)
Response & intervention
investigation led to arrest of Thomkins and Lemus, and rescue of victims.
case was investigated by the FBI’s Innocence Lost initiative with the Department of Justice’s Child Exploitation-Obscenity Section and National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
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