Eustace Man Sentenced To 10 Years For Offering To ‘Break' Sex Trafficking Victim

CBS Dallas/Fort Worth

March 17, 2022

A 39-year-old man who offered to torture a sex trafficking victim for money was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison on Mar. 17, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham.

Billie Joe Sanford of Eustace, Texas was charged with attempted kidnapping in November 2020 and indicted the next month. He pleaded guilty in November 2021 and was sentenced to 10 years in prison by U.S. District Judge Ada Brown.

According to court documents, Sanford admitted that responded to an online ad for a sex trafficking victim who “needs breaking.” The ad had been posted by an undercover agent.

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