{"id":16975,"date":"2015-11-02T10:45:51","date_gmt":"2015-11-02T18:45:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=16975"},"modified":"2015-11-02T10:51:39","modified_gmt":"2015-11-02T18:51:39","slug":"27-year-old-pimp-facing-up-to-life-in-prison-for-sex-trafficking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=16975","title":{"rendered":"27-Year-Old Pimp Facing Up to Life in Prison for Sex Trafficking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>PENNSYLVANIA<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/ICE-Badge.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6712 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/ICE-Badge.jpg\" alt=\"ICE Badge\" width=\"186\" height=\"261\" \/><\/a>A 27-year-old pimp plead guilty to running a sex trafficking enterprise with multiple victims who were engaging in prostitution for the defendant&#8217;s profit, officials announced Friday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Corderro Cody<\/strong>, of Allentown, Pennsylvania, plead guilty to conspiracy to commit sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion, conspiracy to transport individuals both intrastate and interstate for the purpose of prostitution, one count of sex trafficking of a minor and 12 counts of sex trafficking by force, fraud and coercion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>U.S. District Court Judge Edward G. 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He is also facing a fine of up to $3.7 million.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cA dozen victims of this sex trafficker have the opportunity to rebuild their lives and countless other potential victims will no longer fall prey to his abuse,\u201d said<strong> Special Agent in Charge John Kelleghan of U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement-Homeland Security Investigations<\/strong>\u00a0in Philadelphia. \u201cThis case is a result of the excellent relationship between HSI special agents and local police officers who continuously work together to root out this type of violent activity to keep communities safe.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>The evidence indicated the following:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">From 2009 until the time of his arrest in 2014, the defendant, conspiring at various times with others, used false promises to recruit his victims into relationships with him, then used psychological manipulation, addictive drugs, sexual assaults and brutal violence to control and coerce them for purposes of prostituting them for his profit. \u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Cody also denied a victim access to her child as another form of coercion and control.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Cody recruited multiple women to prostitution, referring to his prostitution enterprise as the \u201cprogram,\u201d and advertised the women for commercial sex acts on Backpage.com. \u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Cody transported them both within Pensnylvania and to other states to prostitute, and he controlled and retained virtually all of the prostitution proceeds. \u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Cody also used physical force and violent beatings when the women did not adhere to the \u201cprogram,\u201d in order to maintain the women for continued commercial sexual acts at his direction.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cHuman trafficking is a crime that deprives vulnerable individuals of their freedom and dignity,\u201d said <strong>Deputy Assistant Attorney General Vanita Gupta, head of the Civil Rights Division.\u00a0<\/strong> \u201cThis defendant engaged in a concerted scheme of cruelty and brutality to compel and coerce his victims to sell their bodies for his profit.\u00a0 This disregard for their humanity is an affront to our values as a nation, and the Civil Rights Division is deeply committed to bringing traffickers to justice to vindicate the rights and dignity of survivors of human trafficking in all its forms.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PENNSYLVANIA A 27-year-old pimp plead guilty to running a sex trafficking enterprise with multiple victims who were engaging in prostitution for the defendant&#8217;s profit, officials announced Friday. 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