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Documented on the original SlaveryMap (2008–2016). We don’t have a verifiable source on file yet. Know one?
What happened
The trafficker is Harrison "Hardbody" Norris, a former professional wrestler. He has two residences in Cartersville, GA. It is known that he has been running prostitution rings in Atlanta, GA since 2001. Norris, with several partners, operated a scheme where they recruited vulnerable women and promised them that they could train to be professional wrestlers. Instead, the women were held captive, physically abused, held in debt, and forced to perform numerous sexual acts against their will. Norris also had several of the women perform domestic work on his house such as painting and laying sod.
Response and intervention
1. After questioning by the Smyrna Police Dept., the women in this incident were returned to their homes. 2. Bartow County police went to Norris' home to help release the woman. The FBI trafficking unit was then added to the federal investigation and a search warrant was obtained to search Norris' home. The end result: Norris was sentenced to life in prison by federal jury on 4/1/08. His co-defendants were sentenced: -C. Jackson - 60 months in prison, 3 years of supervised release, fine: $1,500 -A. Allen - 34 months in prison, 3 years of supervised release, fine: $1,500 -ACHUFF - 3 years probation -L. SMITH - 3 years probation There are two incidents that involved Norris. 1. Norris and six or seven women were involved in a dispute in a strip mall when law enforcement were called. All of those involved were separated and some of the women revealed that they were being held against their will. 2. In this incident, one woman was able to escape Norris' home. She notified the Bartow County Police of her situation and also let the police know that another woman was still being held captive at the same house. The victims received counseling; details unknown.