Jawon Smith was sentenced to 102 years in the Department of Corrections for one count of Sex Trafficking, four counts of Child Prostitution and one count of Disorderly Conduct on Friday.
The victim a then 15-year-old female, said she was recruited by Smith, age 27, to work for him as a prostitute starting in April of 2013. The victim said she was forced by Smith to walk the street and solicit “car dates” where she would perform sexual acts for payment. She was then required to give all the money to Smith, who told the victim she would be killed if she tried to leave.
In December of 2014 the victim was rescued after an investigation by the Phoenix Police Department identified her as a sex trafficking victim. A short time later investigators took Smith into custody.