Bridgeport Man Indicted on Charge of Sex Trafficking of a Minor: U.S. Attorney

BRIDGEPORT, CT - Brandon "14K" Williams, 35, was indicted earlier this month on sex trafficking charges in connection with allegedly forcing a minor to perform commercial sex acts, United States Attorney Deirdre M. Daly announced.

The indictment charges Williams with one count of sex trafficking of a minor and one count of sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion. He pleaded not guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Donna F. Martinez in Hartford Wednesday.

According to Daly, between approximately July 10 and August 26, 2015, Williams allegedly "forced a minor victim to engage in commercial sex acts." He was arrested on 26th and has been in custody ever since.

The charge of sex trafficking of a minor carries a mandatory minimum prison term of 10 years, and a maximum life term. The charge of sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion carries a mandatory minimum prison term of 15 years, and again, a maximum term of life.

The case is being investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, with the assistance of the Bridgeport Police Department, and is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Sarala V. Nagala and David E. Novick.

Daly stressed that "an indictment is not evidence of guilt. Charges are only allegations, and a defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt."

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