16-Year-Old Forced To Be Prostitute At Springfield Motel: Report

SPRINGFIELD, VA—A man has pleaded guilty to forcibly sex trafficking a minor after making a 16-year-old girl a prostitute in a Springfield motel.

According to prosecutors, Justin Shayne Robinson, 26, of Washington DC and accomplice Markus Jakeem Plummer, 27, of Woodbridge lured the victim from Dumfries to a Springfield Motel 6 in August 2017. At the motel, he ordered photos to be taken of the girl for online commercial sex advertisements.

The girl worked as a prostitute for about a week with proceeds going to Robinson and Plummer. Court documents indicate the victim had about five commercial sex clients per day.

The two pimps kept watch over the minor to ensure she wouldn't escape and continued to to see clients, prosecutors say. Robinson used violence to force the victim to continue working for him, including choking her, leaving her leg and neck visibly bruised.

After about a week at the Springfield motel, the victim was transported to a motel in Dumfries and managed to escape.

Robinson pleaded guilty to sex trafficking of a minor by force, fraud, or coercion, and faces 15 years to life in prison. He will be sentenced on April 27. Plummer pleaded guilty last month and also faces up to life in prison when sentenced on April 13.

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