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\"\"A Delaware man was sentenced Thursday to 21 years in prison for trafficking minor and young adult victims throughout the mid-Atlantic region.<\/span><\/p>\n

Anthony Jones, 38, of Wilmington, Delaware, was convicted by a federal jury in April 2019 following a 14-day trial. <\/span><\/p>\n

Jones was found guilty of conspiracy to engage in sex trafficking of minors by force, fraud or coercion, and of sex trafficking of three minors by force, fraud, or coercion, officials stated.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"According to evidence presented at trial and court documents, Jones and his codefendants \u2013 Dkyle Bridges and Kristian Jones \u2013 ran a prostitution enterprise in which girls and young women were sex trafficked throughout southeastern Pennsylvania, Delaware, and elsewhere. <\/span><\/p>\n

Bridges was the violent ringleader who used force and threats to cause the victims to engage in commercial sex acts. Kristian and Anthony Jones helped Bridges run the ring, including by providing security and reserving hotel rooms. <\/span><\/p>\n

The investigation began in November 2016 when local police rescued minors who had been advertised for prostitution on Backpage.com, and the subsequent investigation uncovered additional victims.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jones was also sentenced to 10 years of supervised release and ordered to pay $15,160 in restitution to the victims.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"womanBridges was sentenced in March 2021 to 35 years in prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $53,000 in restitution to the victims. <\/span><\/p>\n

Kristian Jones was sentenced in June 2021 to 20 years in prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $15,160 in restitution to the victims.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to federal authorities, the FBI\u2019s Philadelphia Field Office investigated the case with substantial assistance from the Tinicum Township Police Department; Newark Police Department; Delaware State Police; Philadelphia Police Department; Delaware River & Bay Authority and Wilmington Police Department.<\/span><\/p>\n

Trial Attorney Jessica L. Urban of the Criminal Division\u2019s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS) and Assistant U.S. Attorney Priya T. De Souza of the U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania prosecuted the case, officials stated.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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