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Two people from Massachusetts are sentenced to prison for their control and trafficking of a woman in Maine.

Ricardo Middleton, 32, of Boston, was sentenced today to 30 years in prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release after a jury found Middleton guilty in December 2023 of sex trafficking a young woman through force, fraud, and coercion and obstruction in Maine.Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division expressed, "This significant sentence imposed by the court reflects the severity of the defendant’s exploitation of the victim over three days. He used drugs, threats, physical force and rape to force her to engage in...

Two people from Massachusetts are sentenced to prison for their control and trafficking of a woman in Maine.

Two people from Massachusetts are sentenced to prison for their control and trafficking of a woman in Maine.

Prosecutors say the suspects used drugs, lies, intimidation, violence and rape to control a Maine woman dealing with substance abuse disorder.