Sexual Abuse - Girl "Trained" as Prostitute
Posted By David Silva on Mar 2, 2011 8:54am PST
March 2, 2011 - A 38-year-old Oakland man was convicted on Friday, February 25 on child pornography charges. Federal prosecutors said the man "trained" a 14-year-old girl to become a child prostitute. He was tried on a single count of producing child pornography and one of possessing child pornography. A U.S. District Court judge found him guilty after the bench trial concluded. Law enforcement officials said the man produced multiple images and videos of the girl that documented the various steps he took to prepare her to work as a prostitute for him. He filmed at least one video of the minor depicting himself instructing the girl as she performed oral sex on him. The evidence submitted at trial showed that he uploaded at least one photograph to the Internet in a sexually explicit posting on an adult "dating" Web site. The man was indicted in February, 2009 by a federal grand jury. He will stay in custody pending his sentencing in June by the trial judge. The maximum sentence he faces is life in prison and a $250,000 fine. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, any sentence after a conviction will be imposed by the court with consideration of the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and the federal statute governing the imposition of a sentence (18 U.S.C. Section 3553). If you or a loved one have been a victim of sexual abuse you should call an
Oakland Personal Injury attorney to discuss your case. In addition to criminal prosecution, the perpetrator in a case such as this could face a civil lawsuit brought on behalf of the minor. A personal injury attorney will help you determine the likelihood of getting a judgment against a defendant in a
sexual abuse case as well as the probability of collecting any money on the judgment. Call us today for a free consultation.