Long Beach Man Charged with Sex Trafficking of Teenage Girl

LOS ANGELES – A Long Beach man who allegedly forced a 17-year-old girl to work as a prostitute has been named in a federal criminal complaint that charges him with child sex trafficking.

       
Ralph Allen Jackson Jr., 40, who was known by the alias  “Mac Wimp,” was arrested by Long Beach Police Department vice detectives last Tuesday night on state charges after they responded to a domestic disturbance call at his residence. Jackson was named in a criminal complaint filed late Friday in United States District Court.

        Following Jackson’s arrest last Tuesday, vice detectives determined that the incident involved child sex trafficking and contacted special agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).

        Jackson, who is expected be turned over to federal authorities tomorrow, is expected to make his initial appearance in federal court tomorrow afternoon.

        The criminal complaint filed Friday charges Jackson with sex trafficking of children by force. If he is convicted, he would face a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years and statutory maximum penalty of life in federal prison.

        The victim told investigators that Jackson subsequently forced her into prostitution, arranging for her to have sex with dozens of male clients and warning her that she would be beaten if she resisted. The affidavit states the victim was required to work the streets approximately 12 hours a day and was allowed only one daily meal.

        According to the affidavit, in mid-June Jackson took the victim to a tattoo shop and ordered her to get a tattoo that included his street name: “Mac Wimp’s bitch.” The victim told investigators that Jackson threatened to harm her if she did not comply.

        After the teen victim fled Jackson’s residence about eight days ago, Jackson allegedly sent her text messages threatening to harm her family if she did not return. When the victim went to Jackson’s home last Tuesday to retrieve her things, there was an altercation, which prompted the domestic disturbance call to the Long Beach Police Department.

        

        Authorities believe there may be unknown victims of Jackson. Anyone with information about this matter is encouraged to call HSI’s toll-free tip line at 1-866-DHS-2ICE (1-866-347-2423) or submit a information using HSI’s online tip form at http://www.ice.gov/exec/forms/hsi-tips/tips.asp.

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