A Maryland man pleaded guilty to two counts of sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion. Brandon Sartor, 33, of Prince George’s County, Maryland, compelled two women to engage in repeated commercial sex acts across multiple states between December 2024 and April 2025. He used physical violence, threats, sexual assault, and drug withholding to control victims, including subjecting them to beatings and threatening harm to themselves or their families. Sartor also forced one victim to fear opioid withdrawal by manipulating drug access. He faces a mandatory minimum of 15 years in prison and a potential life sentence, along with lifetime supervised release and restitution. The case was prosecuted by the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and the Southern District of Florida. Sartor is scheduled for sentencing on November 17. FBI Miami and Anne Arundel County Police Department investigated the case.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).
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