Pimp’s Conviction Upheld For Human Trafficking Of Minors
LAPPL News Watch
February 27, 2020
A state appeals court panel Wednesday upheld a Los Angeles man’s conviction for trafficking teenage girls as young as 13 to work as prostitutes.
The three-justice panel from California’s 2nd District Court of Appeal rejected Raylonzo Roberts’ contention that the trial court erred in instructing jurors on two of the charges and violated his constitutional rights by admitting prior testimony of four victims who were unavailable to testify at his trial.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Robert J. Perry sentenced Roberts to 281 years to life in state prison in December 2018, saying that he perceived the defendant to be a “danger to society.”
The crimes involving eight victims occurred at various times between August 2011 and July 2015, according to Deputy District Attorney Guillermo Santiso.
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I have known a fair number of pimps over the years. Not one of them was worth a damn as a human being. There should be a bounty on them.
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