MOORHEAD, Minn. (KFGO-AM) - A Clay County jury has returned a "guilty" verdict in a human trafficking case.
Twenty-five-year-old prince jones was convicted of using a 13-year-old girl to promote prostitution. The victim was brought to Moorhead from the Minneapolis area.
Prosecutor Pam Harris says thanks to better law enforcement training, a growing number of human trafficking cases are being detected.
Harris says Jones has a criminal history that could result in a sentence of more than 16-and-a-half years. Jones was found "not guilty" of criminal sexual conduct. Defense attorneys had no comment.