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Human Trafficking Continues to be a Problem

11-Oct-2013

This summer, the FBI and federal, state, and local law enforcement agents in 76 cities across the United States conducted a nationwide sweep focused on rescuing underage victims from human sex trafficking. The three day sweep, dubbed Operation Cross Country 7, led to multiple arrests, and according to the FBI, the rescue of 105 child victims of human trafficking and sexual exploitation. The youngest victims was only 9 years old, and another victim told police she had been engaging in prostitution since she was only 11 years old.

In Oklahoma City, three teens were rescued from human trafficking, including a 16 year old girl and two 17 year old girls. However, while nationwide law enforcement actions such as those set forth by the FBI's Innocence Lost National Initiative and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children only scratch the surface of the problem of trafficking in children and child sexual exploitation.

Only days after the announcement of the Operation Cross Country 7 arrests and rescues, an Oklahoma City couple was arrested on human trafficking complaints in Tulsa. Ronald Spivey, 47, and Kimberly Haven, 25, were arrested after responding to a Craigslist ad placed by an undercover police officer posing as a 17-year-old girl. The officer received a text message offering to take the "girl" to Florida or Las Vegas to "make some money." The officer arranged a meeting, and the pair was arrested. Haven allegedly admitted she was recruiting girls for prostitution. 

Other recent human trafficking arrests in Oklahoma include the following:

  • May 2013 - A 21-year-old man and a 17-year-old girl were arrested after allegedly facilitating prostitution when a 16-year-old girl offered to engage in sex with an undercover vice officer in Oklahoma City.
  • July 2013 - An 18-year-old Oklahoma City woman was arrested for offering to engage in prostitution and human trafficking after allegedly setting up a meeting with an undercover officer who contacted the woman through a website known for facilitating prostitution. When the woman arrived at the meeting, she also brought with her a 16-year-old girl and told the officer he could have sex with the younger girl for $460.
  • September 2013 - A prostitution sting conducted by the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs netted 42 prostitution arrests in Tulsa, Rogers, Ottawa and Delaware counties. Among those taken into custody was a 15-year-old girl.
  • October 2013 - A 17-year-old girl was arrested for engaging in prostitution after soliciting an undercover officer at an area motel, and 32-year-old Quwan Harrison was subsequently arrested on human trafficking complaints on suspicion of facilitating underage prostitution.

Although Oklahoma's age of consent--the age at which a person can legally consent to sexual activity--is 16, both state and federal law prohibit minors under the age of 18 from engaging in commercial sex acts, including prostitution, pornography, and exotic dancing. Any person under the age of 18 found to be engaging in prostitution is automatically considered to be a victim of human trafficking.

Click here to find out more about state and federal sex crimes or to find an Oklahoma defense attorney prepared to handle your case.



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  • Child Sexual Abuse (2 counts):

    dismissed

  • Lewd Acts to a Child Under 16:

    dismissed

  • Sexual Abuse of a Child:

    dismissed

  • Federal Drug Conspiracy:

    dismissed

  • Federal Maintaining Drug-Involved Premises:

    dismissed

  • Federal Wire Fraud:

    probation

  • First Degree Rape:

    acquittal by jury verdict

  • Possession of Proceeds from Violation of UCDSA:

    dismissed

  • Possession of CDS within 1000 Feet of School or Park:

    dismissed

  • Possession of CDS in the Presence of a Minor:

    dismissed

  • Maintaining a Dwelling Where CDS is Kept or Sold:

    dismissed

  • Possession of Firearm During Commission of a Felony:

    dismissed

  • Lewd or Indecent Proposals to a Child Under 16:

    acquittal by jury verdict

  • Aggravated Trafficking in Illegal Drugs (Cocaine):

    dismissed

  • Kidnapping:

    dismissed

  • Domestic A & B with a Dangerous Weapon:

    dismissed

  • Lewd Molestation of a Child Under 12:

    dismissed

  • Domestic Abuse by Strangulation:

    dismissed

  • Aggravated Trafficking in Illegal Drugs (Meth):

    dismissed

  • Obtaining CDS by Forged Prescription (6 Counts):

    dismissed

  • Manufacturing Controlled Dangerous Substance (CDS):

    dismissed

  • Pointing a Firearm at Another:

    dismissed

  • Rape in the Second Degree:

    dismissed

  • First Degree Rape by Instrumentation:

    dismissed

  • Selling or Offering for Sale a False Identification Document:

    dismissed

  • Assault and Battery with a Deadly Weapon:

    dismissed

  • Assault with a Dangerous Weapon:

    acquittal by jury verdict

  • Child Abuse by Injury:

    acquittal by jury verdict

  • Indecent or Lewd Acts with a Child Under 16:

    acquittal by jury verdict

  • Conspiracy to Commit Aggravated Trafficking of CDS (Methamphetamine):

    dismissed

  • Conspiracy to Distribute Marijuana:

    dismissed

  • Possession of Firearm While Committing a Felony:

    dismissed

  • Possession of Marijuana with Intent to Distribute:

    dismissed

  • Rape in the Second Degree by Instrumentation:

    dismissed

  • DUI:

    Dismissed

  • Sexual Battery:

    dismissed

  • Child Sexual Abuse:

    dismissed

  • Child Neglect:

    dismissed

  • Lewd Acts with a Child Under 16:

    dismissed

  • Rape in the First Degree by Instrumentation:

    dismissed

  • Armed Robbery:

    dismissed

  • Grand Larceny:

    Dismissed

  • Conspiracy to Commit Grand Larceny:

    dismisssed

  • Racketeering (RICO):

    dismissed

  • Money Laundering:

    dismissed

  • Providing Pornographic Material to a Minor:

    dismissed

  • Lewd Molestation of a Child Under 16:

    dismissed

  • Second Degree Burglary:

    dismissed

  • Unlawful Possession of a Weapon:

    dismissed

  • Obstructing an Officer:

    dismissed

  • Forcible Oral Sodomy:

    dismissed

  • Lewd Molestation:

    dismissed

  • Acquiring Proceeds From Drug Activity:

    dismissed

  • Offering to Engage in an Act of Lewdness:

    dismissed

  • Felony Pointing a Firearm at Another:

    dismissed

  • Carrying a Firearm While Under the Influence:

    dismissed

  • Malicious Injury and Destruction of Property:

    dismissed

  • Violation of Oklahoma Computer Crimes Act:

    acquittal by jury verdict

  • Motion to Revoke Felony Suspended Sentence:

    dismissed

  • Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Dangerous Substance:

    no conviction & no incarceration

  • Threatening to Perform an Act of Violence:

    dismissed

  • Second Degree Robbery:

    dismissed

  • Operating an Unsafe Vehicle:
    Dismissed

  • First Degree Robbery:
    dismissed

  • Kidnapping:
    dismissed

  • Pardon Application:
    pardon granted

  • Domestic Assault and Battery with a Dangerous Weapon:
    dismissed

  • Pattern of Criminal Offenses:
    dismissed

  • Federal Assault Charges:
    dismissed

  • Possession of Drug Proceeds:
    dismissed

  • Procuring a Child for Lewd Acts:
    dismissed

  • Violation of Oklahoma Statutes Via Computer:
    dismissed

  • Felony Child Abuse by Injury:
    acquittal by jury verdict

  • Burglary in the First Degree:
    dismissed

  • Assault and Battery (Non-Domestic):
    dismissed

  • Federal Theft Charges:
    dismissed

  • Marijuana Possession:
    dismissed

  • Possession of CDS (One Pound Marijuana) with Intent to Distribute:
    dismissed

  • Bond Reduction:
    $500,000 bond reduced to medical PR bond

  • Application to Accelerate Felony Deferred Sentence:
    dismissed

  • Bond Reduction:
    $500,000 bond reduced to $40,000 bond

  • Felony Malicious Injury and Destruction of Property:
    dismissed

  • Possession of Paraphernalia:
    dismissed

  • Driving Under the Influence (DUI) of Drugs:
    dismissed

  • Possession of CDS - Methamphetamine:
    dismissed

  • Oklahoma Supreme Court Appeal:
    client's victory affirmed by oklahoma's supreme court

  • Making Lewd or Indecent Proposals to Child Under 12 (2 counts):
    acquittal by jury verdict

  • Indecent or Lewd Acts with a Child Under 16 (5 counts):
    acquittal by jury verdict

  • Abandonment of Domestic Animal on Road:
    dismissed

  • Larceny of Dogs:
    dismissed

  • Assault and Battery (Domestic):
    dismissed

  • Domestic Assault and Battery:
    dismissed

  • Incest:
    dismissed

  • Driving with Improper Equipment:
    dismissed

  • Driving Under the Influence (DUI):
    dismissed

  • Possession of Marijuana:
    dismissed

  • Victims Protective Order Trial:
    emergency protective order dismissed & VPO denied

  • Embezzlement:
    no conviction & no incarceration

  • Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol:
    dismissed

  • First Degree Rape Appeal:
    conviction reversed by Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals and remanded for new trial

  • Threatening, Harassing, or Obscene Phone Calls:
    dismissed

  • Public Intoxication:
    dismissed

  • Assault:
    dismissed

  • Posession of a Firearm While Intoxicated:
    no conviction & no incarceration

  • "Actual Physical Control" (APC) of a Motorized Vehicle While Intoxicated:
    no conviction & no incarceration

  • Leaving the Scene of an Accident Resulting in Personal Injury:
    dismissed

  • Lewd Molestation (6 counts):
    dismissed

  • Second Degree Rape:
    dismissed

  • Leaving the Scene of an Accident Resulting in Personal Injury:
    dismissed

  • Offering to Engage in an Act of Prostitution:
    no conviction & no incarceration

  • Using Access to Computers to Violate the Oklahoma Statutes:
    no conviction & no incarceration

  • Making a False, Ficticious, or Fraudulent Claim Against the State:
    dismissed

  • Assault with Intent to Commit a Felony:
    no conviction & no incarceration

  • First Degree Rape (Victim Under 14):
    dismissed

  • Incest:
    dismissed

  • Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol:
    no conviction & no incarceration

  • Domestic Assault and Battery in the Presence of a Minor:
    dismissed

  • Victim Protective Order:
    dismissed

  • Public Intoxication:
    dismissed

  • Aggravated Possession of Child Pornography:
    acquittal by jury verdict

  • Destruction of Private Property:
    dismissed

  • Making a False, Ficticious, or Fraudulent Claim Against the State:
    dismissed

  • Lewd or Indecent Acts in the Presence of a Child:
    acquittal by jury verdict

  • Possession of Controlled Dangerous Substance (Prescription Pills):

    Dismissed

  • Possession of Marijuana with Intent to Distribute within 2000 feet of a school:

    no conviction & no incarceration

  • Possession of Drug Paraphernalia:

    dismissed


  • Possession of an Offensive Weapon:

    no conviction & no incarceration

  • Second Degree Rape:

    Dismissed

  • Assault:

    no conviction & no incarceration

  • Domestic Abuse:

    no conviction & no incarceration

  • Following too Closely:

    Dismissed

  • Possession of Marijuana:

    dismissed


  • Possession of Controlled Dangerous Substance (Prescription Pills):

    Dismissed

  • Possession of Controlled Dangerous Substance (Methamphetamine):

    no conviction & no incarceration

  • Possession of Controlled Dangerous Substance (Marijuana):

    no conviction & no incarceration

  • Supervised Probation:

    Modified to Unsupervised Probation

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