Anthony C. Willoughby, Jr., age 38, of Toledo, Ohio. was found guilty on December 16, 2011 of juvenile sex trafficking by fraud, force, and coercion following a four-day trial in U.S. District Court. Willoughby was indicted on Sept. 29, 2010, on the charge on which he went to trial. At trial, the evidence established that Willoughby moved a 16-year-old, identified in the indictment as S.W., into his home, and began to have sex with her on a daily basis. He soon thereafter began to have S.W. prostitute for him, soliciting customers off a list provided by Willoughby. Willoughby drove S.W. to prostitution appointments, also made S.W. solicit on a street noted for prostitution and sold her for sex to a visitor. Over several weeks, he got more threatening and violent toward her, culminating in several beatings.
Location
United States · Toledo, Ohio, USA · 2012
(location generalized to protect survivors) Response & intervention
The Willoughby case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Ava R. Dustin and James V. Moroney. Willoughby will be sentenced after preparation of a presentence report. He faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years, up to life in prison, fine of $250,000, and up to five years supervised release.
The minor victim, S.W., finally induced Willoughby to return her to the home of prospective adoptive parents, after S.W. feigned illness and told Willoughby that the FBI was looking for her. This case was investigated and prepared for trial by the Northwest Ohio Violent Crimes Against Children (NWOVCAC) Task Force, which investigates juvenile sex trafficking, trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion, and other child exploitation. The Task Force is composed of FBI agents, and Task Force Officers from the Ohio Attorney General’s Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investiagtion, the Toledo police Department, Ohio Highway Patrol, Lima Police Department, Perrysburg Township Police Department, and the Ottawa and Fulton County Sheriff’s Offices.
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The minor victim, S.W., finally induced Willoughby to return her to the home of prospective adoptive parents by feigning illness and telling Willoughby that the FBI was looking for her.
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