GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA – Jeffrey Farrell Davis, 36, of
Gainesville, Florida, was sentenced to 120 months in prison yesterday, 25 years
of supervised release, $3,000 victim restitution, and a $5,000 special
assessment pursuant to the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act. In March 2018, Davis pleaded guilty to child
sex trafficking by obtaining a minor child for purposes of engaging in sexual
activity. The sentence was announced by
Lawrence Keefe, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
Between April and June 2017, several persons were involved
in a scheme to make money using a 14-year-old child to perform commercial sex
acts. Advertisements identifying the
victim under a false name were posted in the “escort services” section of
Backpage.com for the Gainesville area.
The advertisements were actually for the purpose of offering the child
for commercial sexual activity.
Persons responded to the advertisements by calling or
texting a cellular telephone number provided in the ad. Arrangements were then made to deliver the
child for purposes of commercial sex.
The child was delivered to persons at various locations in north central
Florida, including private residences and motels. Davis is one of the individuals who responded
to the Backpage.com advertisements. He
engaged in commercial sex with the child on two separate occasions.
The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of
Investigation and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United
States Attorney Frank Williams.
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