Repeat Offender:
The first man ever to be convicted in Cook County of sex trafficking has been arrested again for the same crime. Myrelle Lockett, 20, is accused of taking an 18-year-old girl from Minnesota to Chicago and planning to force her to work as a prostitute.
Authorities say Lockett first connected with the girl on social media then traveled with his twin brother, Tyrelle, to Minnesota and forced the girl to drive with them back to Chicago. The twins brought the girl to their father’s home on the South Side, but she was able to escape.
Authorities say Lockett first connected with the girl on social media then traveled with his twin brother, Tyrelle, to Minnesota and forced the girl to drive with them back to Chicago. The twins brought the girl to their father’s home on the South Side, but she was able to escape.
Myrelle and Tyrelle Lockett were both convicted of sex trafficking in 2011.
Their father, Nathan Nicholson, faces indictment for promoting prostitution. Original Article
What troubled me most about this case was the fact that they were committing the same crime again in such a short amount of time. To me this meant that they were not given a proper sentence for the crime they committed the first time. They were first arrested in 2011 and sentenced to 4 years in prision. Original Article
Yet, in less that 2 years they are out committing the same horrific crime again. Forcing girls with violence to have sex with strangers and then keeping the money. They changed the course of their entire life for these young girls. I hope justice is served and they are sentence to more than 4 year this time around.
The other troubling aspect of this case is the continued use of backpage in luring and selling these girls. I first posted about backpage Here. When are we going to hold this online advertising source accountable for their part in facilitating human trafficking?
Yet, in less that 2 years they are out committing the same horrific crime again. Forcing girls with violence to have sex with strangers and then keeping the money. They changed the course of their entire life for these young girls. I hope justice is served and they are sentence to more than 4 year this time around.
The other troubling aspect of this case is the continued use of backpage in luring and selling these girls. I first posted about backpage Here. When are we going to hold this online advertising source accountable for their part in facilitating human trafficking?
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