Posted on 09/15/2019 11:51:00 AM PDT by ransomnote
DALLAS — A Dallas man was charged Wednesday with operating a large-scale human trafficking organization.
Tremont Blakemore, 40, was charged by criminal complaint with sex trafficking through force, fraud and coercion; he made his initial appearance before Magistrate Judge Rutherford Sept. 11.
According to victim statements detailed in the complaint, Blakemore — who goes by the street name “Macknificent” — may have trafficked hundreds of women across the United States between 2011 and 2018.
Blakemore allegedly cultivated an “environment of paranoia,” demanding near constant updates from the victims he forced into commercial sex and doling out severe physical punishment from those he believed were “keeping secrets,” according to the criminal complaint.
Victims said they were required to alert Blakemore of each illicit encounter as it happened or face grotesque abuse.
“I’m going to make an example out of someone soon,” he wrote in a group text message to victims. “I will not continue to tolerate disrespect that’s one of my biggest pet peeves.”
Blakemore allegedly set a quota of commercial sex proceeds — generally about $1,000 or more per day — and required victims turn all earnings over to him, either in bulk cash or via money transfers. He set the rates for various commercial sex acts, and occasionally lowered victims’ rates to flood out competition.
Das raciss, (without reading any further).
How many were underage?
"In United States federal courts, magistrate judges are judges appointed to assist district court judges in the performance of their duties. ... Magistrate judges generally oversee first appearances of criminal defendants, set bail, and conduct other administrative duties.
Filers, schedulers, back-ups, gophers.
Yeah. Thanks.
Underage...my first question. then found this one. POTUS is bringing in the weeds!
Police Arrest 24 People in Georgia Child Sex Sting
https://www.breitbart.com/local/2019/09/15/police-arrest-24-people-georgia-child-sex-sting/
Someone should go into the millstone business.
What’s scary about it is that in the (high) likelihood of weak, lazy, hapless district court judges, some of these Magi-strators probably wield some real clout.
“How many were underage?”
That’s what defines it as “sex trafficking” as opposed to run of the mill pimping/prostitution.
after being fed the organ just removed from his person.
Say, what do you think of gentlemen wearing mink?
I agree there would have to be overwhelming evidence & every offender would have to be equal before the law & treated equally. Human slavery cannot be tolerated & society has to make sure people understand that.
So, what do you call a producer for a big-time (billion $) pornography film company?
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Not indicted for sex trafficking.
Why?
No, it is not.
Being. Coerced by threat of violence (to the prostitute or someone else) is what causes it to be trafficking.
So why isn’t this POS pushing up daisies ???
“Judge lite or something.”
I think that they don’t have to be lawyers. We had them on the Night Court in Nashville when I was a young man. we used to go there and watch the fun.
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1591
It strengthens laws regarding prostitution using 14-17 year olds.
https://www.dhs.gov/human-trafficking-laws-regulations
You posted one statute dealing specifically with children.
This links to a few of the broader statutes.
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