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.
Under the Old Testament law the penalty for for what we would call human trafficking was death.
If the trafficker were executed quickly, and not just the trafficker but the customer as well, this nonsense would come to a screeching halt.
Yes. Thanks.
I’m not saying all sex trafficking only involves minors.
What I’m saying is standard prostitution is called sex trafficking if it involves minors.
It can be a little confusing.
Registered democrat?
Nice touch.
CC
Well,.minors can’t consent, so even if they are freelancing its technically statutory rape.
The law has to treat young cases as trafficking because they need to be put into therapy and treatment rather than tossed into the jail system with adults. There is a much higher chance of rehabilitation with voluntary prostitutes if you work with them while they are young.
I spent eight years working with adults leaving the sex industry. It’s like hearding angry wasps.
Someone should turn several of his major bones into jello, but leave him alive.
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