A Montgomery man will spend decades in federal prison after being convicted for sex trafficking five victims
Lonnie Mitchell, 36, was sentenced to 60 years in prison and will be required to pay nearly $1 million in restitution to his victims, according to an order from U.S. District Court Judge R. Austin Huffaker Jr. of the Middle District of Alabama.
“The defendant used unspeakable violence and manipulation of the victims’ substance abuse problems to control their every move and exploit them for his own financial gain,” said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division. “Human trafficking is an atrocious crime that targets some of the most vulnerable members of our society, cruelly robbing them of their dignity and freedom.
Prosecutors showed that Mitchell also used violence and the threat of releasing embarrassing information to his victims’ loved ones if they didn’t bring in enough money from prostitution. Control included confiscation of victims’ ID and credit cards, even regulating when and how much they could eat. In addition to Mitchell, two other co-defendants have previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit sex trafficking. Those included Mitchell’s own sister, Nettisia Mitchell.
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