费城男子性贩运两名未成年少女被判23年：受害人均为离家出走少女，判赔17.72万美元
美国司法部宾夕法尼亚东区联邦检察官办公室10月21日宣布，费城男子 Quinyon Speller 当日被判处276个月（23年）联邦监禁，刑满后另加15年监督释放，并须向受害人支付177,200美元赔偿。量刑由联邦地区法官 Nitza I. Quiñones Alejandro 作出，宣布消息的是联邦检察官 David Metcalf。
Speller 现年34岁，绰号「Que」，今年2月已就多项罪名认罪，包括以强力、强力威胁、欺诈或胁迫手段贩运未成年人及未遂、以同样手段贩运人口及未遂等。根据法庭文件，Speller 承认，他在2016年5月至2017年12月间贩运了一名离家出走的少女——两人相识时她年仅15岁。检方称，Speller 先安排另一名在其指使下从事商业性交易的女性接近这名少女，使其误以为与 Speller 处于恋爱关系并搬去同住，随后以需要钱为由要求她从事商业性交易。此后，这名受害人几乎每天被带往汽车旅馆与买家住所，收入全部上交 Speller，其间多次遭到殴打与掐脖。
检方还指，Speller 早在2014年就曾贩运另一名离家出走的少女，并在2015年至2020年间多次重复这一行为，多次对她施暴，还经常向她提供受管制药物，作为报酬与操控手段。
联邦检察官 David Metcalf 表示：「Quinyon Speller 把两名脆弱的少女当作自己的私产，操控她们、靠她们的性剥削赚钱。我们无法抹去他造成的伤害，但至少已让他为此负责。今天的判决为受害人讨回了一些公道，也让他在数十年里无法再伤害任何人。」联邦调查局（FBI）费城办公室主管特工 Wayne A. Jacobs 表示，涉及未成年人的性贩运是该局受命调查的最恶劣罪行之一，此次量刑显示了多部门协作执法的力量，FBI 与合作伙伴将继续追查并起诉侵害弱势群体者。此案由 FBI 费城办公室调查。
Philadelphia Man Sentenced to 23 Years for Sex Trafficking Two Underage Girls: Ordered to Pay $177,200 in Restitution
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania announced on October 21 that Quinyon Speller of Philadelphia was sentenced that day to 276 months (23 years) in federal prison, to be followed by 15 years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay $177,200 in restitution. U.S. District Judge Nitza I. Quiñones Alejandro imposed the sentence, U.S. Attorney David Metcalf announced.
Speller, 34, also known as "Que," pleaded guilty in February to sex trafficking of a minor by force, threats of force, fraud, or coercion, and attempt; sex trafficking of a minor, and attempt; and sex trafficking by force, threats of force, fraud, or coercion, and attempt. According to court filings, Speller admitted that from May 2016 through December 2017 he trafficked a runaway child he met when she was only 15 years old. Prosecutors said Speller groomed the child for commercial sexual exploitation by introducing her to another female who was engaging in commercial sex acts under his direction; the child came to believe she was in a relationship with Speller and moved in with him, after which he asked her to engage in commercial sex acts, claiming he needed the money. From there, the victim was trafficked almost daily, taken to motels and the homes of sex buyers, with all money surrendered to Speller, who often beat and choked her.
Prosecutors said Speller also trafficked another runaway child in 2014 and at various times from 2015 through 2020, turned violent toward her on several occasions, and often provided her with controlled substances as a form of payment and manipulation.
"Quinyon Speller treated two vulnerable girls as his personal property, manipulating them and making money off of their sexual exploitation," U.S. Attorney David Metcalf said. "While we can't erase the harm that he's done, at least we've made him answer for it. Today's sentence brings some justice for his victims and keeps him behind bars for decades, so that he can't hurt anyone else." Wayne A. Jacobs, Special Agent in Charge of FBI Philadelphia, said sex trafficking involving minors is one of the most heinous crimes the bureau is charged to investigate, and that the sentence underscores the power of coordinated law enforcement efforts. The case was investigated by the FBI's Philadelphia office.
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