Backpage Pimp Sentenced To 30 Years Federal Prison: Police

Authorities say a notorious Milwaukee pimp with operations that spread over several midwestern states has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for sex trafficking.

On December 20, Jaboree Williams, 31, Milwaukee, was sentenced in federal court to 30 years in federal prison on 18 counts of sex trafficking.

The case was investigated by the FBI’s Human Trafficking Task Force and the Racine Police Department with the assistance of the Oshkosh Police Department.

In January of 2015 the Racine Police Department and the FBI's Human Trafficking Task Force began an investigation into Williams. Investigators say all began when Racine Police were initially called to check on a family member that went missing.

Police said they used social media and various websites to track the missing family member down. Her recovery led to a broad human trafficking investigation, and over the course of the next few months several other human trafficking victims were identified.

According to Racine police, Williams was found and arrested in July of 2015 as a result of the investigation. Prosecutors at Williams’ trial claimed that he used force, fraud, and coercion to make his female victims engage in prostitution in a number of states, including Illinois, Minnesota, Indiana, Georgia, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.

According to a Journal Sentinel report, Williams' victims told investigators that they were advertised on Backpage, and forced to give all the proceeds from their "dates" to Williams.

Police said Williams made sure the rules were followed by severely beating his victims who violated them. He also threatened and intimidated victims and other witnesses during the investigation and prosecution, including while he was in jail and under a no-contact order from a judge, officials said.

After a 32-month investigation, Williams was tried in the U.S Eastern District of Wisconsin. He was found guilty on 18 counts of human trafficking.

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