UPDATE:: Ex-pastor Anthony Haynes sentenced to life in prison in sex trafficking case
Ex-Toledo pastor Anthony Haynes was sentenced to life in prison in court on Thursday.
Haynes was found guilty of child sex-trafficking, sexually exploiting a child, engaging in a child sex trafficking conspiracy and obstructing a sex trafficking investigation.
After he was initially found guilty, his lawyers filed a motion for a new trial asking that the jury's verdict be vacated.
"Ultimately we got the sentence that I thought justice required, and so no matter how we get there, he's going to be off the streets forever and the victim was heard and the sentence reflects that," said Michael Freeman, Assistant U.S. Attorney.
UPDATE:: Ohio pastor encouraged other ministers to have sex with 'groomed' teen, prosecutors say
A minister who promised a woman he'd take care of her daughter began having sex with the teenager daily and later encouraged two other pastors to have sex with her as well, federal prosecutors said Monday.
Anthony Haynes could face up to life in prison if he's convicted of child sex trafficking and other charges. The two other Toledo-area pastors charged in the investigation have pleaded guilty and are awaiting sentencing.Prosecutors said during the opening of Haynes' trial that he first had sex with the girl when she was 14. They said the evidence against him includes text messages, photos, voice mails and DNA evidence from his church where the girl said they often had sex.
UPDATE:: Ohio pastor pleads guilty to sex trafficking of teen girls
A second of three Ohio ministers accused of enticing teenage girls to have sex with them has pleaded guilty.
Cordell Jenkins agreed to plead guilty Tuesday to federal charges that include child sex trafficking.
Federal authorities say he was among three Toledo-area pastors who paid teenage girls for sex over the past few years and shared photos and videos of the girls.
A second defendant pleaded guilty last year. A third minister charged in the case is due to go on trial next week.
UPDATE:: Wife, stepdaughter of Toledo pastor accused of kidnapping victim
The wife and stepdaughter of a Toledo pastor accused of child sex-trafficking are facing federal charges after law enforcement officials say they tried to influence one of the victims involved in the case to get her to not testify in an upcoming trial.
Alisa Haynes, 43 — the wife of Anthony Haynes, who is facing federal charges of child sex trafficking and child pornography — and his stepdaughter, Alexis Fortune, 24, are accused of kidnapping one of the teen victims Saturday, according to a criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court Toledo.
During that time, they’re accused of pointing a gun at her and choking her with a black computer cord to convince her not to go through with testifying at Mr. Haynes’ trial.
The women are charged with tampering with a witness, victim, or informant just weeks before Mr. Haynes’ trial is scheduled in U.S. District Court, where the victim is slated to testify.
UPDATE:: Toledo pastor charged with sex trafficking minors pleads guilty
One of three Toledo area pastors caught up in an alleged child sex trafficking scheme admitted in court Monday that he had sex with two minor girls, even at times at his friend's church office.
Kenneth Butler, 38, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to conspiracy to sex traffic children, obstruction of a sex trafficking investigation, and two counts of sex trafficking of children.
Although three of the charges carry maximum possible sentences of life in prison, Butler is to be sentenced to 17½ years in prison as part of a plea agreement. Judge Jack Zouhary scheduled sentencing for Sept. 12.
,,,Mr. Jenkins and Mr. Haynes are being held in jail awaiting trial, which has been tentatively set for Sept. 4. A pretrial hearing and change-of-plea deadline for Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Haynes, and Mr. Jenkins' wife and former Lucas County Administrator Laura Lloyd-Jenkins is scheduled for July 19.
UPDATE:: Wife of pastor charged in child sex case arrested
The wife of one of three Ohio pastors accused of child sex trafficking has been indicted on federal charges accusing her of interfering in her husband’s investigation.
U.S. District Court records show 43-year-old Laura Lloyd-Jenkins was arrested Friday in Toledo on such charges as obstructing a sex trafficking investigation and making a false statement.
Court records show she pleaded not guilty and was ordered held pending a detention hearing. Her attorney declined to comment after the arraignment.
ADDENDUM:: 3rd Toledo pastor charged with sex trafficking minorsFederal authorities detained a third Toledo pastor charged with sex trafficking of a juvenile one day after the man took to social media to profess apologies, affirm a desire to please God, and a pledge to resist people who want to “tear” him down.
Shackled and dressed in different colored jumpsuits, three Toledo pastors appeared Tuesday in U.S. District Court to answer accusations they acted together to entice underage girls to engage in sex for money.
The Rev. Cordell Jenkins, 47, the Rev. Anthony Haynes, 38, and the Rev. Kenneth Butler, 37, were named in an 11-count superseding indictment handed up Tuesday by a federal grand jury charging them with conspiracy to sex traffic children. All three of them pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Michael Freeman, an assistant U.S. Attorney, told the court that if the men are convicted, prosecutors would recommend sentences of life in prison.
“These three men violated the trust of these children and the communities they purported to serve,” U.S. Attorney Justin E. Herdman said in a news release. “We are grateful for the courage of the victims and the dedication of our law enforcement personnel in bringing these men to justice.”
Agents arrested the Rev. Kenneth Butler, 37, of Kingdom Encounter Family Worship Center, without incident Wednesday evening. A spokesman for the U.S. Attorney's Office said Mr. Butler’s case is connected to the previous arrests of the Revs. Cordell Jenkins and Anthony Haynes.
In an affidavit filed in federal court Thursday, an FBI agent stated a victim told investigators she met Mr. Butler at Mr. Haynes' church when she was 15, and the two of them had sex when she was 16 on at least two occasions.
On one occasion, she said, they had sex in his vehicle in an alley off the Anthony Wayne Trail, and he placed money in the center console for her.
Third Toledo pastor faces sex trafficking of a minor charges - The Blade
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