GREENVILLE, SC – A South Carolina man pleaded guilty to multiple sex trafficking charges from August 2019 to August 2020, according to the South Carolina Department of Justice.
Accroding to court documents, Aaron T., Simmons, 26, used force, threats of force, fraud, and coercion to compel one victim into engaging in a commercial sex act in the Greenville area between August 2019 and August 2020.
It was reported that Simmons allegedly caused a minor victim to engage in commercial sex acts in the Greenville area between August 2019 and November 2019, according to a press release.
A sentencing hearing will be scheduled for a later date. Simmons faces a maximum penalty of life in prison. A federal district court judge will determine a sentence after considering the U.S., Sentencing Guidelines, and other statutory factors.
Simmons pleaded guilty today in the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina to one count of sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion, and one count of sex trafficking of a minor.
