ST. LOUIS > Woman gets five years in prostitution case

Posted: Thursday, December 2, 2010 12:00 am | (Loading…) comments.

Latasha Jewell McFarland, 27, was sentenced to five years in federal prison on Wednesday for persuading a 13-year-old runaway to become a prostitute. On Sept. 1, McFarland, of St. Louis County, pleaded guilty of interstate commerce to promote prostitution. Prosecutors said McFarland persuaded the girl to become a prostitute in 2009, posted pictures of the teen online, arranged for sexual encounters and brought condoms for the clients. U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr. pronounced the sentence.

Posted in Metro, Crime-and-courts on Thursday, December 2, 2010 12:00 am Updated: 11:50 am.

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