Sioux Falls man sentenced to Federal prison for prostitution

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SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) — 27 years in prison for forcing a woman to engage in prostitution.  That’s what 34-year old Odarie Massiah of Sioux Falls is facing.  U-S Attorney Alison Ramsdell says Massiah tried strangling the victim on two occasions.  He fled the area with the victim after an arrest warrant was issued, but was arrested in Tennessee with the victim.  “Odarie Massiah went to great lengths to keep this victim engaged in prostitution,” said U.S. Attorney Ramsdell. “He manipulated her; he physically abused her; and he used the money she made through prostitution to support his own lifestyle.”