*The self-described “most hated hoe in L.A.” has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison after admitting to coercing young women, including minors, into sex trafficking through violence and intimidation.
According the the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Melanie Denae Williams, 23, received the mandatory minimum sentence after pleading guilty in November to a single count of sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion, per ktla.com. She will also be required to pay restitution to her victims.
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Melanie Denae Williams aka “Pretty Hoe” Pleads Not Guilty to Federal Sex Trafficking Charges https://t.co/QiyA67F3j0 pic.twitter.com/dLNhPG6yNW
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U.S. Department of Justice spokesman Ciaran McEvoy said in a written statement that as part of her plea agreement, Williams, who used the moniker “Pretty Hoe” on social media platforms, “bused a woman she had recruited through social media to work as a prostitute. In one incident detailed in court documents, Williams ordered the victim to strip off her clothes, then Williams threw bleach on her and beat her with her hands and a broomstick. Williams also forced the victim to get Williams’ name tattooed on her face, confiscated the victim’s belongings and identity documents, and continually threatened to kill the victim if she left Williams, according to an affidavit filed in this case.”
Williams also posted video to social media of her physically beating and using firearms to threaten young women, the affidavit states.
“Williams also admitted in the plea agreement to using the internet to recruit two minors to engage in commercial sex acts,” according to McEvoy. “Williams would then retain the proceeds from the minors’ sex acts for her own benefit.”
She was sentenced on January 28.
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