A Sioux Falls man is set to spend more than 30 years in prison for child sex trafficking.
Tajahn Clinton, 35, appeared in Federal Court Thursday as part of a plea agreement. US Attorney Brendan Johnson issued a news release stating Clinton pled guilty to Sex Trafficking by Force, Fraud or Coercion, which is Count 2 of the Fourth Superseding Indictment against him.
Clinton is charged with Sex Trafficking by Force, Fraud, or Coercion. The charge carries a mandatory minimum prison sentence of 15 years and a maximum of life in prison. However, both parties agreed to a specific sentence of 402 months—or 33 ½ years.
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Clinton’s agreement is deferred pending a presentence report.
Clinton was accused of knowingly recruiting a child to engage in a commercial sex act and benefiting financially from the arrangement from May 2011 through December 2011.
“Those who traffic South Dakota children and young women will find no refuge from law enforcement. We are behind every corner and we will aggressively investigate and prosecute anyone who tries to profit off the sexual exploitation of our most vulnerable citizens,” U.S. Attorney Johnson said in a news release.
Sentencing has been scheduled for August 12, 2013. Clinton was remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshal pending sentencing.
