Howard Sandford Williams Of Grand Prairie Convicted Of Trafficking Teenage Girl
NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) - A federal jury in Dallas convicted Howard Sandford Williams, 37, of Grand Prairie of sex trafficking of a child. It took them only two days to decide.
"This defendant exploited a vulnerable teenager he found online," said Acting U.S. Attorney Prerak Shah. "Far too often, traffickers target struggling women and girls, claiming that they can help. The U.S. Attorney's Office and HSI are committed to fighting the scourge of trafficking, and to getting justice for the victims of this horrific crime."
According to evidence presented at trial, Williams first contacted 16-year-old Jane Doe through Tagged, a dating app, after he viewed a live video of her venting about conflict within her family.
Williams checked Jane Doe into a hotel room in Irving, where he provided her with drugs and alcohol, had sex with her, and took photographs of her. He then posted those photographs online in commercial sex advertisements. Through the advertisements, Williams arranged for adult customers to go to Jane Doe's hotel room for commercial sex; he also drove her to adult customers for commercial sex.
Williams now faces up to life in federal prison.
