Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking - Florida Council Against Sexual ...

Dave• David Pierre, 34, was sentenced in federal court in Fort Lauderdale on Oct.22 before U.S. District Judge William P. Dimitrouleas to 10 years in prisonto be followed by five years of supervised release as a sex offender.Additionally, Jenna Linden, 24, was sentenced in federal court on Sept. 23before Judge Dimitrouleas to five years in prison to be followed by threeyears of supervised release as a sex offender. Linden and Pierre pleadedguilty to sex trafficking a minor on July 15 and Aug.13, respectively.• The ICE-led investigation began in November 2008, after a 14-year-oldvictim of the escort service run by Pierre was rescued in Fort Lauderdale.Subsequently, another 16-year-old victim of Pierre's escort service wasdiscovered. Pierre operated a prostitution ring disguised as an escortservice from his Ft. Lauderdale residence. He advertised his business on theInternet. Linden assisted Pierre with transporting the underage victims tocustomers throughout the south Florida area.• The investigation was conducted by ICE's Office of Investigations in FortLauderdale with the assistance of Homestead Police Department, FortLauderdale Police Department, Broward County Sheriff's Office, and AlachuaCounty Sheriff's Office.