Man found guilty of running prostitution ring
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A 37-year-old Indianapolis man has been found guilty of running a prostitution ring in the city.
A federal jury determined that Kristopher McDonald was responsible for recruiting and exploiting women for commercial sex, supplying them with crack cocaine to foster addiction, and physically assaulting them.
Court documents revealed that McDonald threatened the women with violence, including pistol whipping, if they did not earn enough money.
McDonald was convicted on five counts related to sex trafficking, which included penalties for interstate travel. He also received three additional counts related to firearms.
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