Elyria Man Charged with Juvenile Sex Trafficking Offenses
| U.S. Attorney’s Office June 29, 2011 |
A four-count indictment was filed against Timothy Davis related to juvenile sex trafficking, said United States Attorney Steven M. Dettelbach.
“Human trafficking, particularly in the commercial sex industry, is a devastating crime,” Dettelbach said. “Our office, working with the FBI and other partners, have made stopping it a priority.”
Davis, 41, lives in Elyria, Ohio, according to court records. He is charged with three counts of juvenile sex trafficking and one count of attempting to destroy evidence.
Between September 2010 and February 2011, Davis knowingly recruited, enticed, harbored, transported, provided, obtained, and maintained by any means a juvenile identified as “H.M.” for commercial sex acts, in reckless disregard of the fact that “H.M.” had not attained the age of 18 years, according to the indictment.
In December 2010, Davis transported “H.M.” from Cleveland to Jacksonville, Florida to engage in prostitution and commercial sex acts, in reckless disregard of the fact that “H.M.” had not attained the age of 18 years, according to the indictment.
This case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney James V. Moroney after an investigation by the Cleveland Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Violent Crimes Task Force.
An indictment is only a charge and is not evidence of guilt. A defendant is entitled to a fair trial in which it will be the government’s burden to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.