Last Updated on March 14, 2024, 8:17 AM | Published: March 14, 2024
The United States Department of Justice sends this information as posted below:
OKLAHOMA CITY – Earlier this week, MARCARIO EMMITT MARTIN, 36, of Oklahoma City, was sentenced to serve 240 months in federal prison for child sex trafficking, announced United States Attorney Robert J. Troester.
On November 15, 2022, a federal grand jury returned a three-count Indictment against Martin, charging him with child sex trafficking, sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion, and being a felon in possession of firearms. According to public record, in February 2021 law enforcement received information regarding Martin sex trafficking a minor victim. Court documents allege that Martin sexually abused the victim, provided the victim with disorienting and painful amounts of controlled substances, and engaged in sex trafficking of the minor for at least a month.
On August 31, 2023, Martin pleaded guilty to Count 1, and admitted he recruited, harbored, transported, and provided a person under 18 knowing the minor would be caused to engage in a commercial sex act.
At the sentencing hearing on Monday, U.S. District Judge Bernard M. Jones sentenced Martin to serve 240 months in federal prison, followed by supervised release for life. In announcing his sentence, the Court noted the seriousness of the offense and Martin’s extensive criminal history. The Court will determine restitution at a later hearing.
Public record reflects that Martin holds several previous felony convictions in Oklahoma County District Court, including two counts of possession of methamphetamine in case numbers CF-2016-6100 and CF-2016-7275, possession of a stolen vehicle in case number CF-2017-5130, felon in possession of a firearm in case number CF-2017-6285, escape from a penitentiary in case number CF-2018-1229, and endangering others while eluding and trafficking in methamphetamine in case number CF-2021-641.
This case is the result of an investigation by Homeland Security Investigations and the Oklahoma City Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Mary E. Walters and Trial Attorney Gwendelynn Bills of the Department of Justice’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section prosecuted the case.
This case is part of Project Safe Childhood (PSC), a nationwide initiative by the Department of Justice (DOJ) to combat child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by U.S. Attorney’s Offices and the DOJ Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, PSC marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about PSC, please visit www.justice.gov/psc.
Reference is made to public filings for additional information.
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