Theodore Browne Jr., 32, of Clayton County, has been sentenced to 70 years in prison for trafficking a 15-year-old girl for sex from area hotel rooms. Browne is also required to register as a sex offender.
Attorney General Chris Carr announced the sentencing Wednesday.
Browne was found guilty by a Clayton County jury on four counts of trafficking of persons for sexual servitude and one count of cruelty to children in the first degree. Clayton County Superior Court Judge Jewel Scott imposed the sentence on March 29. The victim was present in court and provided a victim impact statement.
“This sentence demonstrates the severity of the crimes committed by Theodore Browne Jr., who made the active choice to abuse and exploit an underage girl for sex, putting her health and safety at risk every step of the way,” said Carr. “While (Wednesday’s) hearing was the final chapter in our prosecution of this multi-defendant case, our support of this victim is unwavering, and we are so proud of the strength and courage she has shown throughout this process. She has regained her voice, four of her traffickers are off the streets and behind bars, and justice has once again been served.”
Browne was charged as part of a multi-defendant case brought by the Attorney General’s Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit. All defendants – two buyers and two sellers – have now been convicted and sentenced to prison.
Browne’s arrest and conviction are tied to the creation of the Attorney General’s Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit in 2019. At that time, Chief Investigator Bryan Kimbell re-opened a case that had previously been closed by local jurisdictions and continued with the investigation.
During a forensic interview in 2019, the 15-year-old victim disclosed that she was sold for sex by Browne and Christopher Weldon over a period of several months…
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