A Tennessee man has been sentenced in Tucson to 40 years in prison in a child sex-trafficking case, authorities say.
Maurice Fitzgerald Alexander Jr., 33, of Memphis, was convicted earlier this year by a federal jury of sex trafficking and production of child pornography, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Arizona said in a news release.
U.S. District Judge James A. Soto last week sentenced Alexander to 40 years in prison and a lifetime of supervised release.
In October 2021 Tucson police answered a 911 call from a 14-year-old and learned she had possibly been trafficked. The investigation revealed that Alexander trafficked the girl through through Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and Colorado between August 2021, and October 2021, the release said.
Alexander was immediately arrested and subsequent review of his cellphone showed that Alexander also forced the girl to take photos and videos depicting sexually explicit conduct that were later used in advertisements on social media and various websites commonly used for prostitution, the release said.
