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By Sam Barron From Daily Voice

A 31-year-old Brooklyn man was sentenced to more than a decade in prison after previously pleading guilty to forcing a New Jersey girl into prostitution, authorities announced Monday, Nov. 24..

In 2019, Soauib Butcher brought the girl by train to New York City, where he instructed the victim to perform oral sex for money on a rooftop in Brooklyn, authorities said.

Several days later, Butcher brought the victim to Elizabeth where, from August 2019 to January 2020, the victim stayed with Butcher and another person in a series of motel rooms, Acting United States Attorney and Special Attorney Alina Habba said.

An unnamed co-conspirator posted advertisements depicting the victim on escort websites and, together with Butcher, arranged for customers to come to the motels to have sex with the victim in exchange for money, Habba said.

Butcher pleaded guilty in Newark federal court to one count of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of a minor last year, Habba said.