A Cleveland woman was sentenced to 11
years in prison today after previously pleading guilty to sex trafficking, said
Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio,
and Stephen D. Anthony, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation’s Cleveland Field Office.
Pearline Richardson, 41, was sentenced
to 132 months in prison by U.S. District Judge David Dowd.
“I hope that everyone who sees this
sentence will realize that these cases have nothing to do with ‘prostitution,’”
Dettelbach said. “They are about commercialized rape, and the punishments are
going to continue to reflect that reality. While this specific case took place
in Cleveland, we know these cases are all around us, in cities and suburbs,
houses and hotel rooms.”
Anthony said, “These are heartbreaking
cases in which children are forced into the commercial sex trade. The FBI is
committed to working with our partners to end human trafficking and get help
for these victims.”
Richardson pleaded guilty earlier this
year to one count of sex trafficking by force, fraud, and coercion. The conduct
detailed in those four charges occurred in 2011 and involves a minor under the
age of 18.
This case was prosecuted by Assistant
U.S. Attorney Michael Sullivan following an investigation by the Federal Bureau
of Investigation.
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