Man convicted for minor traffic on state lines

Phoenix – a man was sentenced to prison after being convicted of sex trafficking on the state lines in 2021, the authorities announced on Tuesday.

Tyree Eugene Rideaux, 31, from Henderson, Nevada, was sentenced to 11 years in prison and 15 years of supervised release, The Announced the US prosecutor. Rideaux pleaded guilty of the sex traffic of a minor on September 16, 2024.

The judge of the American District Diane J. Humetewa made the conviction. Internal security investigations conducted the investigation.

Details in case of sex traffic for children

Authorities said Rideaux met a 16 -year -old girl at a Phoenix party before August 15, 2021. The girl traveled with Rideaux and two other women at Inglewood, California, where she was trained by Rideaux to pretend to be 18 years old.

Rideaux then placed the minor on the “blade”, an area of ​​Inglewood with high prostitution rates. The girl received a false name and was promoted online in sexual ads. She convinced a “sex buyer” to take her to a hospital on August 15, 2021, where she was able to announce the police and the family. Shortly after, the girl returned home safely.

“The predators who treat adolescents and force them in prostitution to support the life of the trafficker deserves the toughest sentences,” said the United States lawyer, Rachel C. Hernandez. “I am satisfied with the excellent results in this case that appeared through the hardworking efforts of our partners to apply the law and our prosecutors.”