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Kansas man convicted on human trafficking charges

Daedrick Lacy
Daedrick Lacy

A jury on Thursday returned a guilty verdict on federal human trafficking charges, and now a Wichita man faces minimum prison terms totaling 35 years.

Daederick Lacy, 25, Wichita, Kan., was convicted on one count of sex trafficking of a minor, one count of sex trafficking of an adult by force, fraud or coercion and one count of interstate transportation of a minor in furtherance of prostitution.

During trial, U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said prosecutors presented evidence that three female victims – two minors and an adult – worked as prostitutes under Lacy’s direction. Lacy advertised victims on an adult Web site, rented rooms at motels for sex, transported victims to meetings with men who paid for sex, and drove a minor victim from Kansas to Texas to serve as a prostitute.

Police in Garrett, Texas arrested Lacy in March of last year after they spotted his vehicle with no bumper and no license plate. They pulled him over and discovered the outstanding warrant out of Wichita.

Sentencing is set for May 11 in U.S. Court in Wichita. Lacy faces a penalty of not less than 10 years on the first and third counts, and not less than 15 years and a fine up to $250,000 on the second count. Beall commended the Wichita Police Department, the Mesquite (Texas) Police Department, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Jason Hart for their work on the case.

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