Louisiana Man to Spend Nearly Two Decades in Prison for Sex Trafficking Runaway Child

HOUSTON - A 39-year-old resident of Shreveport, Louisiana, has been sentenced for transportation of a child to engage in criminal sexual activity and being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.

Isiah Lee Campbell Jr. pleaded guilty July 26, 2024.

Senior U.S. District Judge Sim Lake has now ordered Campbell to serve 235 months in federal prison to be immediately followed by 10 years of supervised release.

During a three-week span in 2019 over the course of several different trips, Campbell drove the then 16-year-old victim from Louisiana to Houston to engage in commercial sex with adult men. Campbell also posted the victim on a website advertising prostitution.

Law enforcement stopped Campbell in Harris County driving a reported stolen vehicle during the early morning hours of June 6, 2019. They found a handgun under Campbell's seat. The victim was a passenger in the car whom authorities identified as a runaway child from Lousiana.

She described how Campbell threatened to kill her so that she would continue to engage in commercial sex at his direction. Campbell took all the money that the victim earned and also sexually assaulted her several times.

Campbell will remain in custody pending transfer to a U.S. Bureau of Prisons facility to be determined in the near future.

FBI and Precinct 4 Harris County Constable's Office conducted the investigation with the assistance of the Harris County District Attorney's Office. Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephanie Bauman prosecuted the case.