Worcester Man Sentenced To 11 Years In Prison For Sex Trafficking

WORCESTER, MA—A Worcester man was sentenced Wednesday to more than 11 years in federal prison for sex trafficking in Connecticut. Mohamed Abdi, aka "Vic," 26, will also have to serve five years of supervised release.

Abdi and his girlfriend used threats, force and coercion to make a female victim perform prostitution, according to the U.S. Attorney District of Connecticut office. The prostitution services were advertised on backpage.com and other websites.

Abdi and his girlfriend rented Connecticut hotel rooms for the prostitution and drove the victim to private residences. Abdi provided the victim with heroin and withheld the drug until prostitution was performed to customers. They also threatened the victim and her child.

Abdi was arrested on state charges in January, 2017. He pleaded guilty to one federal count of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion. He will have to register as a sex offender.

Story by Rich Scinto, Patch staff

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