Domestic Sex Trafficking of Minors - Women's Funding Network

— A federal grand jury in Alexandria indicted 21-year-old Alonso Bruno Cornejo Ormeno on
charges of sex trafficking of children and transportation with intent to engage in criminal
sexual activity.
— The indictment alleges that he trafficked the girls between February 2008 and October 2010.
— Court records say Cornejo Ormeno would tell clients a girl was young, and advertise her as a
"high school girl" and "fresh out of the box." He would also give the girls alcohol and drugs,
and encourage them to finish appointments faster to "move onto the next client more quickly."
• May 4, 2011- Henrico*
— Reported on May 4, 2011, by The Associated Press
— A Henrico man convicted of running a prostitution ring involving underage girls from his
apartment has been sentenced to four years in prison.
— Jody H. Larson was sentenced on Tuesday for his guilty plea to receiving money from
prostitution, aiding prostitution and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
— Prosecutors say Larson advertised the services of two girls on Craigslist.
• March 15, 2011- Newport*
— Reported on March 15, 2011, by Newport News (WAVY)
— Newport News police say an undercover operation on Saturday night resulted in 24 people
being charged with prostitution related offenses.
— The Newport News Police Department's Organized Crime Division used a website called
www.backpage.com to contact suspected prostitutes and "johns" to arrange a meeting at an
apartment located in the central area of the city.
— One of those arrested was a 17-year old female
• July 3, 2011- Alexandria
— Reported on July 5, 2011, by Will Sommer of Bellehaven Patch
— An Alexandria member of the MS-13 gang has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for
trafficking runaway girls as prostitutes.
— Alexander Rivas, 19, was sentenced in federal court in Alexandria. According to prosecutors,
he recruited girls, aged 14 and 17, who had run away from home and transported them to
work as prostitutes in Virginia, Maryland and the District.
— Court records say he carried a machete while driving the girls to prostitution appointments,
and threatened and robbed clients who didn't pay for services.
— Reported on July 2, 2011, by Emily Babay of The Examiner
— Previously reported on February 24, 2011, by Alexandria Times: Rivas aka “Casper” was
arrested following a months-long investigation sparked when a parent of one of the girls
tipped police off early in November. He faces felony charges in connection with a prostitution
ring he allegedly ran with local, underage girls. One victim was 14, another was 17 years old
— Also reported on February 19, 2011 by The Examiner: Alexander Rivas, 18, was arrested
by Alexandria police, following an investigation that began in November, when the father of a
14-year-old runaway told police his daughter was living with Rivas. Rivas is charged with sex
trafficking of children by force, fraud or coercion and was placed in custody.
• July 23, 2010 – Woodbridge
— Reported July 23, 2010, by the staff of InsideNoVa.com.
— Marc Shawn Brickhouse, 32, brought a 16-year-old from California to Prince William County,
Va. to force her into prostitution.
— Brickhouse, was sentenced to 13 years in federal prison for trafficking the girl in Virginia,
Maryland and New York from December 2009 to February 2010. The victim escaped in
February and contacted the police.
• October 29, 2009 – Jacksonville, Fla.*
— Reported October 29, 2009, by the American Chronicle.
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