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United States Attorney Mike Stuart on Monday announced that Jamie Otis Southern, 50, of Tazewell County, Virginia, pleaded guilty to attempted sex trafficking of a minor.
Southern admitted that in June 2020 he contacted a woman on Craigslist who identified herself as a mother who would allow him to have sex with her children in exchange for money.
During the conversation, Southern arranged to have the woman travel from Beckley to a hotel in Princeton with the 11- and 14-year-old girls the woman stated were her daughters. Southern would then pay approximately $400 plus the cost of the hotel room in order to engage in oral sex and sexual intercourse with the children.
Southern further admitted that in July 2020 he possessed images and videos of suspected child pornography on an SD card in his cell phone.
Southern faces at least 15 years and up to life in prison when sentenced on March 8, 2021. As a result of the conviction, Southern will also have to register as a sex offender.
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