SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) — A Sioux Falls woman has been sentenced to more than 17 years in federal prison after she was convicted in the Sex Trafficking of a Child.
37-year-old Melanie Joyce Hollingsworth was sentenced to 210 months of prison time by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier. on Monday, Jan. 31, in Sioux Falls.
The conviction stemmed from incidents that occurred from January to October of 2020 when Hollingsworth sex trafficked a minor female.
Hollingsworth knowingly and intentionally recruited the juvenile female to engage in commercial sexual acts with men in the Sioux Falls area.
She communicated with customers using her cellphone, sending text messages and calling them to arrange the sexual acts.
Hollingsworth also received money for the commercial sexual acts in the form of cash and Western Union wire transfers.
She was immediately taken into custody following Monday’s hearing.
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