MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis man is facing sex trafficking charges after a U.S. Attorney in Louisiana said he brought a 14-year-old girl from Memphis to New Orleans for prostitution.
26-year-old Jeremy Talbert is charged with sex trafficking of a minor. He faces anywhere from 10 years to life in prison if convicted.
According to the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Talbert took the teen to New Orleans around October of 2020 and remained there through mid-December 2020.
From 2020 to 2021, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) has seen a 30% increase to calls to its human trafficking line. If you want to report a case of human trafficking, call 1-855-55-TNHTH.