A Lithonia man gets a life prison sentence for selling under-age girls for sex.
A DeKalb County jury last week found Robert Tate guilty of rape, two counts of trafficking of persons for sexual servitude, two counts of pimping a person under the age of 18, and two counts of interference with custody. This could not have happened to a more deserving asswipe.
[QUOTE]A DeKalb County jury last week found Robert Tate guilty of rape, two counts of trafficking of persons for sexual servitude, two counts of pimping a person under the age of 18, and two counts of interference with custody.
The 30-year-old Tate would have to serve 30 years in prison before becoming eligible for parole.
Prosecutors say in March 2014, Tate and an associate, Jamal King, met a pair of 16-year-old girls who'd run away from their respective foster homes in Macon. Tate and King eventually exploited the girls for sex in exchange for money, with encounters at motels and apartment complexes in DeKalb. Tate would later choke, physically abuse, and rape one of the teens. She was five months pregnant at the time. That girl was able to escape, and report Tate to authorities in December of 2014.
"It is very rare for us to be able to have our victims at a place where they are prepared to testify against their exploiters and be able to face them, says Destiny Harris, a DeKalb County assistant D.A. who worked this case. "That was very important to us and it really confirmed why we have this unit."
Harris works with the county's Anti-Trafficking and Exploitation Watch unit, which has been in operation for more than a year now. She says there's a 100% conviction rate, either through jury verdicts or plea deals. The average sentence is 10 years in prison. But this case, with its life in prison sentence, represents the longest one yet.
Harris tells WSB as trafficking of underage girls continues to be a growing problem. The key to tackling it she says - education of law enforcement and most importantly, local residents.
"The major thing right now is getting the community to understand how large of a problem it is, and also their role in speaking up whenever they see something that's wrong."[/QUOTE]
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Cop who murdered craigslist broad 2 years ago found guilty!
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This is the chic from craigslist who was shot and burned 2 years ago by the Atlanta police officer. Officer said she tried to rob and carjack him with his own gun. LOL. How do you plan on robbing and car jacking somebody with their own gun. How would you even know that your victim had a gun on them for you to take and rob them with in the first place? Ridiculous!
