Dallas man who trafficked a 17-year-old minor victim sentenced today to over 21 years in federal prison

A Dallas man who trafficked a 17-year-old minor victim was sentenced today to more than 21 years in federal prison, announced Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Nancy E. Larson.

Renald Antae Brown, 42, pleaded guilty to federal charges of Sex Trafficking of a Minor in January 2025. He was sentenced today to 262 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Ada Brown, who also ordered him to pay $25,000 in restitution to the minor victim.

According to court documents, in January 2023, agents with the North Texas Trafficking Task Force received a lead from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) concerning a suspected victim of Child Sex Trafficking. Law enforcement agents located a commercial sex advertisement containing photographs of the minor female and organized an operation to rescue the child. The victim was recovered from a Dallas-area hotel.

The minor victim told law enforcement that she met Brown after running away from foster care in November 2022. Brown offered her a place to stay but demanded that she perform sex acts and turn all of the proceeds over to him. The victim understood that if she did not complete these acts, she would be kicked out of the residence.

In plea documents, Brown admitted that he managed the minor victim's advertisements and coached her on how to interact with customers.

At today's sentencing, prosecutors informed the Court that Brown had previously been convicted of Compelling Prostitution.

Acting U.S. Attorney Nancy Larson praised the efforts of the law enforcement agents and officers with the North Texas Trafficking Task Force, led by Homeland Security Investigations, who conducted the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Michelle Winters prosecuted the case.