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What happened
Willoughby, Shope and Huskey were among 31 people linked to four child prostitution rings in Michigan, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Eric Willoughby, 40, pleaded guilty in 2006 to conspiracy and interstate transportation of minors for prostitution. Co-defendants Brandy Shope and Jennifer Huskey pleaded guilty to the same charges and were both sentenced to 6 years and 6 months in prison. A fourth defendant, Richard Lamar Gordon, was sentenced to 5 years for transportation of a minor for prostitution. A grand jury in Detroit charged the defendants in December 2005 with forcing two Toledo girls, 14 and 15, into prostitution in May of that year. The girls were held for 10 days in Michigan, where they were taken to hotel rooms for prostitution. Willoughby assaulted the girls and forced them to engage in sex acts while Shope and Huskey collected money from patrons, Murphy said.
Response and intervention
Main trafficker received 8 years in prison for his role in a nationwide prostitution operation that authorities say forced children as young as 12 to have sex at truck stops, hotels and brothels. The others received 5-6.5 years. Then-Attorney General Alberto Gonzales was quoted in the article unclear on how emancipation occurred aftercare unknown not sure how the incident was initially revealed. Here is the newslink: http://www.wsbt.com/home/related/16811741.html