Press Release
Douglas D. Jackson Sentenced To 295 Months Imprisonment
For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Indiana
Sex Trafficking And Possession Of A Handgun In Furtherance Of A Crime Of Violence
SOUTH BEND – United States Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana, David Capp, announced that Douglas D. Jackson, age 26, of South Bend, Indiana, was sentenced to 295 months imprisonment, on Thursday, December 3, 2015, in federal court by Judge Robert L. Miller, Jr. Jackson was convicted by a jury trial on July 16, 2015 to six counts of sex trafficking of a minor and one count of possession of a handgun in furtherance of a crime of violence.
According to documents in the case, during May and June, 2014, Jackson transported a minor female to several cities throughout the Midwest for the purposes of prostitution. These cities were Atlanta, Chicago, Indianapolis, Louisville, Memphis, Fort Wayne, and Grand Rapids.
This case was the result of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, in coordination with the Michigan State Police and Wyoming Michigan Police Department. The case was handled by the Assistant United States Attorney John M. Maciejczyk
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Updated December 3, 2015
Topics
Human Trafficking
Project Safe Childhood
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