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CSEC in Hartford, Connecticut (2011)

A CSEC case from 2011 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States.

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What happened

Jarell Sanderson, 31,of New Britain, CT forced two 14 year old girls to work as prostitutes. He pleaded guilty in January 2011 to one count of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of children and two counts of sex trafficking of children. Sanderson's codefendant, Hassanah Delia, 24, of East Hartford pleaded guilty in December 2010 to two counts of sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion. The two girls, both 14, had run away from a state Dept. of Children and Families (DCF) shelter in 2009, according to information provided in a release by the U.S. Attorney's office. After running away from the shelter, the teens went to Sanderson and Delia for help, according to court documents. Sanderson and Delia used Internet ads to sell the girls for sex at hotels and motels in Hartford and East Hartford. Prosecutors said the teens resisted, but Sanderson threatened to kill them. According to prosecutors, Delia convinced the two girls to join the escort business she participated in by telling them that they would make money. Delia would receive phone calls for sex and send the girls, while Sanderson posted the internet ads on the website Cityvibe, using fake names for the teens, but real pictures of them. In court documents, the girls said they called Delia "Ma" and Sanderson "Pa". The pair would provide alcohol and marijuana for the girls before taking them to the hotels to perform sex acts, prosecutors said.

Response and intervention

East Hartford police and the FBI led a joint investigation that snagged Sanderson and Delia. Police gathered evidence including internet and phone records showing the deals that Sanderson set up, as well as interaction between the pair while Delia and the victims were at area hotels. In June 2011, Sanderson was sentenced to over 25 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, on sex trafficking of children charges. Delia will be sentenced in New Haven on June 23, 2011. Prosecutors said Sanderson had met Delia, a longtime crack dealer in need of a new supplier, through a drug deal and convinced her to become part of his escort business. Delia would take appointments herself, performing sex acts for money, but also helped Sanderson set-up appointments for other girls, including the two 14-year-olds. The relationship eventually deteriorated leading up to their September arrests. Prosecutors said Delia was also a "veteran of the DCF who was lured into prostitution," and then enlisted by Sanderson to intimidate the other girls. Victims received legal services (prosecution of traffickers and monetary restitution ordered from Sanderson) Aftercare, if any, was not reported.

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