Sex Traffickers Sentenced for Pimping Three Minors During 2013 Final Four

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ATLANTA, GA -- Two Atlanta men and women are among four people sentenced to jail last week for sex trafficking three minor girls in Atlanta during the 2013 Final Four NCAA Playoffs.

“As fans descended on Atlanta for the Final Four in 2013, these defendants operated in the shadows, selling these young girls for sex to anyone who would pay,” said U. S. Attorney John Horn. “The three teenagers who were exploited in this case are tragic examples of how quickly young women can be entrapped into commercial sex trafficking.”

The group recruited the girls and then provided them a place to live at an apartment in Sandy Springs. At least one of the juveniles was required to have sex with Williamson as an “audition” for working for the group as a prostitute.

Members of the group would take photos of the girls in lingerie and then post the photos in advertisements on the website “Backpage.com,” seeking men for commercial sex acts. Various members of the group drove the girls to their sex-dates at different hotels around town, and on occasion, male customers would also visit the Sandy Springs apartment for commercial sex. At one point Jernigan knocked one of the adult women to the ground in front of some of the other girls, dragged her into another room, and shaved off some of her hair.

The defendants’ scheme was uncovered as part of an FBI undercover operation aimed at locating and identifying minor sex traffickers operating during the playoffs in Atlanta.

· Darren Williamson, Jr., a/k/a Chef Boy RD, 28, of Atlanta, has been sentenced to 10 years, three months in prison to be followed by five years of supervised release.

· Brianne Marceline, a/k/a Bri, 26, of Atlanta, was sentenced to five years of prison to be followed by five years of supervised release.

· Isaiah Jernigan, 27, of Orlando, FL, has been sentenced to 11 years, seven months in prison to be followed by five years of supervised release and a $100 special assessment.

· Marie St. Vil, a/k/a Jasmine, 27, of Orlando, FL, was sentenced to six years in prison to be followed by five years of supervised release.