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\"Federal<\/a>NORTH CAROLINA<\/strong> – A federal jury on Monday found \u00a0Shahid Hassan Muslim,<\/strong> aka \u201cSharp,\u201d guilty of two counts of sex trafficking, one count of kidnapping, one count of production of child pornography, one count of witness tampering and five counts of promoting a prostitution business enterprise.<\/p>\n

Muslim operated large sex trafficking business in Charlotte and other cities between 2010 until November 2013 when he was arrested, officials said.<\/p>\n

After deliberating for two and a half hours the jury found the defendant guilty on all counts. The defendant faces a sentence of life in prison.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis defendant targeted vulnerable young women and girls and exploited them for his own profit, using a brutal scheme of power and control\u201d said Acting Assistant Attorney General \u00a0Molly Moran. \u201cThis disregard of the rights and dignity of some of the most vulnerable members of our community is intolerable in a nation founded on freedom and individual rights, and the Civil Rights Division is committed to bringing human traffickers to justice.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Evidence presented during the four-day trial, including the testimony of five victims, officials revealed that Muslim had operated an extensive sex trafficking enterprise in Charlotte, North Carolina and other cities between at least 2010 and the time of his arrest in November 2013.<\/p>\n

Muslim recruited young women and girls from the Charlotte area, some as young as 16 years old, and advertised them for prostitution on the internet. He recruited them using the idea that they would be part of a family when they had none, according to officials.<\/p>\n

Muslim demanded all of their money and used extreme violence to control the young women and girls. As one witness explained, Muslim never hit the victims in the face because it would damage his \u201cmerchandise,\u201d officials said.<\/p>\n

The evidence further showed that Muslim kidnapped one of the victims and brutally beat her after she left and reported him to the police.<\/p>\n

Witnesses testified that he lured her to a hotel pretending to be a prostitution customer. When she arrived, Muslim attacked her while dressed in black and wearing a mask in the shape of a skull, according to authorities.<\/p>\n

He shoved her into a trunk and had her transported to his house, where he handcuffed her and bound her feet and continued to beat her. Muslim then put the victim in the shower, while still handcuffed, turned on the cold water, and left her overnight. Ultimately, she managed to escape and flee to a neighbor\u2019s home for help.<\/p>\n

Muslim\u2019s control over the women and girls extended to when he was in custody on both state and federal charges. He convinced the victim involved in the kidnapping to submit a false affidavit declaring his innocence to state authorities, which resulted in the dismissal of those charges, authorities said.<\/p>\n

He further harassed a victim in the federal case to submit a false affidavit taking ownership of a sexually explicit video that he produced of her when she was only 16 years old, said officials.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis defendant is one of the most violent and inhumane human traffickers we have ever encountered in North Carolina,\u201d said Acting Special Agent in Charge Ryan L. Spradlin of ICE Homeland Security Investigations in Atlanta. \u201cThankfully, by working with the FBI we were able to get this monster off of the streets and begin the process of repairing the damage he has inflicted on these victims\u2019 lives.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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