Child LaborArchive 2008–2016

Child Labor in Detroit, Michigan (2011)

A child labor case from 2011 in Detroit, Michigan, United States.

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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

Keith Goodwin was arrested for producing child pornography, and during the search of his residence three victims of child prostitution were rescued. Goodwin was sentenced to over 9 years in prison.

Response and intervention

investigation led to arrest of Goodwin 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. none posted

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CSEC2011

Detroit, Michigan, United States, 2011

United States US

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.

Needs a sourceArchive 2008–2016

CSEC2008

Detroit, United States, 2008

United States US

The FBI and local law enforcement agents orchestrated a nationwide sting. Undercover cops posed as Jons and arrested prostitutes soliciting sex at bars/nightclubs, casinos, truck stops, and Internet sites such as Craig’s list. The sting operations were used to determine whether or not the girls were less than 18 years of age. If so, they were taken into custody and treated as a trafficking victim

Needs a sourceArchive 2008–2016

CSEC2000

Detroit, Michigan, United States, 2000

United States US

Joseph Djoumessi, 49, was found guilty of conspiracy, involuntary servitude and harboring for financial gain. He was sentenced to 17 years in prison, to run concurrent with a 9-to-15-year sentence he is currently serving for a Michigan state conviction related to the same crime. A jury also convicted Djoumessi’s wife, Evelyn Djoumessi, 42, of conspiracy and involuntary servitude. She was sentenced to five years in prison. The couple was also ordered to pay $100,000 in restitution to the victim. The couple (and the victim) were immigrants from Cameroon.

Needs a sourceArchive 2008–2016