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DALLAS — A Dallas man accused of trafficking nine young women was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison, the U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Texas announced.
Chase Anthony Young, 34, pleaded guilty in October 2025 to federal charges of sex trafficking through force, fraud or coercion. Senior U.S. District Judge David C. Godbey sentenced Young to 30 years in prison.
According to plea documents, Young admitted to causing three adult victims to engage in commercial sex through force, threats of force, fraud or coercion.
Prosecutors said Young placed online advertisements for the victims, rented hotel rooms, took proceeds from the commercial sex acts and set pricing and rules for the victims.
At sentencing, prosecutors asked the court to consider that Young had nine identified victims connected to his sex trafficking operation, which dated back to at least 2017.
Prosecutors said Young kept the proceeds while the victims endured physical abuse and lasting trauma.
A victim statement read in court described the long-term emotional impact of Young’s abuse. The victim wrote that Young made her “believe that she was worthless and only existed to be used.”
“The trauma has affected every part of my life, my ability to trust, to build relationships, to feel safe, and believe in myself,” the victim wrote.
The victim said she is now learning to heal and find herself again.
“I am speaking now because he no longer has control over my voice,” she wrote. “I will never be silenced ever again.”
Assistant U.S. Attorney Brandie Wade prosecuted the case. Homeland Security Investigations conducted the investigation.
The sentence comes as federal authorities continue to target sex trafficking cases involving coercion, violence and exploitation.
Federal law defines sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion as causing a person to engage in a commercial sex act through those means.
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