Second man sentenced for child sex trafficking in Aurora
The second of two Chicago men accused of child sex trafficking in DuPage County is headed to prison.
Laburron Jackson, 30, pleaded guilty this week to the charge of involuntary sexual servitude of a minor and was sentenced by Judge Daniel Guerin to 10 years in prison. Jackson and another man, DeMarcus Feltus, also 30, were arrested during a joint sting by the Aurora Police Special Operations Group and FBI called "Operation Cross Country," authorities said.
Prosecutors said an undercover Aurora officer answered an online ad offering "2 sexy females" on June 19, 2014, and arranged to meet the girls the next afternoon at an Aurora hotel.
After speaking to the girls in the hotel room, the undercover officer determined they were both 15. The officer then gave a signal to other agents to approach the men as they waited in a vehicle.
Jackson was arrested immediately and Feltus was caught after a brief foot chase.
"What (Jackson) and (Feltus) did to those two young girls is sickening," DuPage County State's Attorney Robert Berlin said in a written statement. "While not even old enough to drive, these two girls were forced to live a nightmare at the direction of (Jackson) and (Feltus)."
Jackson has been held on $500,000 bail since the arrest. He must serve half his sentence before being eligible for the three years of parole that will follow his sentence.