A federal jury has found a 35 year old man from Arizona guilty of Attempted Commercial Sex Trafficking of a Minor and Attempted Enticement of a Minor Using the Internet following a two-day court trial.
The US Attorney’s Office for South Dakota says evidence at trial established that Carlocito Slim was arrested and federally indicted as a result of an undercover sex trafficking operation conducted during the 2017 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, targeting internet predators. Following multiple text messages with a person Slim believed to be a pimp for a 15 year-old prostitute, but who was in fact an undercover agent, he proceeded to negotiate the time and place he would meet the minor to engage in unlawful sex acts. When Slim went to the pre-determined location to meet the minor’s pimp, he was instead met by law enforcement agents and placed under arrest.
Each charge carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years up to life in federal prison and/or a $250,000 fine and a mandatory minimum of five years up to a lifetime of supervised release.
A presentence investigation was ordered and a sentencing date has not been set. Slim was remanded to the custody of the US Marshals Service pending sentencing.
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