Jerel Jackson, 28, of Philadelphia, PA was charged today by Indictment with three counts of sex trafficking of a minor or of adults by force, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger.
If convicted, the defendant faces a mandatory minimum sentence of fifteen years in prison with a maximum sentence of life on each count, a $750,000 fine, a minimum of five years up to a lifetime period of supervised release, and a $300 special assessment.
The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, with assistance from the Philadelphia Police Department Special Victims Unit, the Tinicum Township Police Department, and the Dover (Delaware) Police Department, and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Michelle L. Morgan.
An Indictment or Information is an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, EASTERN DISTRICTof PENNSYLVANIA
Suite 1250, 615 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106
PATTY HARTMAN, Media Contact, 215-861-8525
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
