St. Paul Man Forced Pregnant Woman To Work As Prostitute

MINNEAPOLIS — A St. Paul man was sentenced in Hennepin County court to 180 months — or 15 years — for promoting and profiting from prostitution.

Kevin L. Anthony, 37, received the maximum sentence and will also have to register as a sex offender.

In February and March of 2020, Anthony forced a woman who was pregnant with his child to work as a prostitute. Anthony paid for commercial sex advertisements that offered sexual contact with a pregnant prostitute.

He also used threats and physical violence to force another woman into illegal sex work.

Anthony has prior felony convictions for assault, gang-related crime, lying to police, drug, and weapon charges.