The defendants Deric Willoughby, Brandy Shope, and Jennifer Huskey, were indicted for forcing, over a period of 10 days, 2 minor girls aged 14 and 15 years old , to prostitute themselves at a Michigan truck stop, and at hotels in Toledo, Ohio. The victims were abducted near their house in Ohio. Once in the car, Willoughby took the girls to a nearby home, where they were detained and given false identities.
The victims were instructed to use the false identities if they were detained by law enforcement. According to a Department of Justice press release, Willoughby controlled the victims through threats and physical assaults. Shope and Huskey both prostitutes for Willoughby , monitored the girls, collected money from patrons, and also participated in commercial sex acts that the girls were forced to perform. Authorities alleged that the defendant Gordon, a truck driver, transported the victims to a Michigan truck stop, where he engaged in commercial sex with one of the girls.
The girls were rescued after a truck driver alerted authorities to potentially underage prostitutes working at the Michigan truck stop. Willoughby was indicated on five counts: conspiracy to engage in crimes against the United States; two counts of sexual trafficking of children, aiding and abetting; and two counts of interstate transportation of minors for prostitution, aiding and abetting. Willoughby claimed that he was entitled to specific performance of the plea agreement, which suggested a sentence of months.
United States v. Deric Willoughby, Criminal Case No. United States of America. Fact Summary The defendants Deric Willoughby, Brandy Shope, and Jennifer Huskey, were indicted for forcing, over a period of 10 days, 2 minor girls aged 14 and 15 years old , to prostitute themselves at a Michigan truck stop, and at hotels in Toledo, Ohio.
Sentence Date:. Keywords Trafficking in Persons Protocol:. Article 3, Trafficking in Persons Protocol. Article 5, Trafficking in Persons Protocol. Threat or use of force or other forms of coercion. Abuse of power or a position of vulnerability. Exploitation of the prostitution of others or other forms of sexual exploitation.
