Corey Davis was the ring-leader of a sex-trafficking ring that spanned at least three states, and exploited as many as 20 women, including minors one of which was only 12 years old. Davis lured victims to his operation with promises of modeling contracts and a glamorous lifestyle. Davis then forced them into a grueling schedule of dancing and performing at strip clubs in Connecticut, New York and New Jersey. When the clubs closed, Davis forced the victims to walk the streets until 4:00 or 5:00 A.M. propositioning customers. The indictment also alleged that Davis beat many of the victims to force them to work for him and that he also used physical abuse as punishment for disobeying the stringent rules he imposed to isolate and control them. The victims earned up to $5,000 a night in these activities, which Davis confiscated and kept for himself. more info at: http://newhaven.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/2007/nh031607a.htm
Location
United States · Bridgeport, Connecticut · 2006
(location generalized to protect survivors) Response & intervention
Davis was sentenced Dec. 19, 2008, in federal court in Bridgeport, Conn., on federal civil rights charges for organizing and leading the sex-trafficking operation that exploited as many as 20 women, included minors. Davis was sentenced to 293 months in prison followed by a lifetime term of supervised release. In addition Davis was ordered to pay a fine of $200,000.
Davis' sex-trafficking ring was discovered as a result of investigative work of the FBI, federal, state and local law enforcement agencies in three states. This case was investigated by a law enforcement team that was spearheaded by FBI Special Agent Sean O’Malley, who was assisted by IRS Special Agent Colin Burns and the Bridgeport, Stratford, and Milford, Connecticut Police Departments as well as the Connecticut State Police. This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney and Criminal Chief Peter S. Jongbloed, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Krishna R. Patel, both from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut, and by Trial Attorney Michael J. Frank from the Civil Rights Division.
Unknown if they recieved aftercare, but we do know that the minors ran away from Davis before he was arrested.
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