{"id":9274,"date":"2015-02-12T14:12:05","date_gmt":"2015-02-12T22:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=9274"},"modified":"2015-02-12T14:12:05","modified_gmt":"2015-02-12T22:12:05","slug":"man-sentenced-15-years-prison-sex-trafficking-16-year-0ld-girl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=9274","title":{"rendered":"Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Sex Trafficking a 16-Year-0ld Girl"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/U.S.-Department-of-Justice.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5906\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/U.S.-Department-of-Justice-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"U.S. Department of Justice\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/U.S.-Department-of-Justice-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/U.S.-Department-of-Justice.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>TENNESSEE<\/strong> \u00a0&#8211; \u00a0A man was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in prison for sex trafficking a 16-year-old girl, federal authorities announced.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Laron Matlock,<\/strong> 33, of Memphis, admitted during his plea hearing that, with the assistance of a co-defendant, he arranged the travel of a 16-year-old girl from Chicago to Memphis in July 2012 for the purpose of prostitution, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>Matlock then transported the minor from Memphis to Nashville, Tennessee, where she engaged in prostitution.\u00a0 Matlock admitted that he facilitated the online advertisement of the minor on www.backpage.com by paying the cost associated with the posting.<br \/>\n<script src=\"http:\/\/wmctv.images.worldnow.com\/interface\/js\/WNVideo.js?rnd=741836;hostDomain=www.wmcactionnews5.com;playerWidth=630;playerHeight=385;isShowIcon=true;clipId=7581510;flvUri=;partnerclipid=;adTag=News;advertisingZone=;enableAds=true;landingPage=;islandingPageoverride=false;playerType=STANDARD_EMBEDDEDscript;controlsType=fixed\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><a title=\"WMC Action News 5 - Memphis, Tennessee\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wmcactionnews5.com\">WMC Action News 5 &#8211; Memphis, Tennessee<\/a><br \/>\nMatlock was arrested on Aug. 1, 2012, after he returned to Memphis with the victim and attempted to take her to a customer\u2019s house for the purpose of prostitution.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TENNESSEE \u00a0&#8211; \u00a0A man was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in prison for sex trafficking a 16-year-old girl, federal authorities announced. 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