A Jacksonville man, Carrollton Levon Jenkins, 36, has been sentenced to 35 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to charges related to sex trafficking and running a prostitution operation. The sentencing was delivered by U.S. District Judge James C. Dever III.
Court documents and evidence presented during the proceedings showed that Jenkins, identified as a member of the UBN gang, operated a prostitution business based in Jacksonville, North Carolina from at least January 2017 through April 2022. His activities extended across at least 51 cities in 15 states.
In April 2022, law enforcement executed search warrants at Jenkins’ home and business locations. During these searches, officers seized multiple phones that contained evidence of his criminal activities. Investigators found that Jenkins used social media platforms to advertise women for sex and promoted training for aspiring pimps whom he called his protegees.
The investigation revealed that Jenkins targeted vulnerable women and girls, using manipulation, threats, violence, and control to force them into prostitution. Victims were required to give him their earnings and were coerced into having sex with numerous clients daily.
“This spider exploited these girls and women, just to make money, exposing them to all manner of disease, depravity, and bodily harm,” said U.S. Attorney Ellis Boyle. “Monsters who prey upon our mothers, daughters, sisters, and granddaughters have no place in our country, certainly not in the Eastern District of North Carolina. The Judge handed down the lengthy and appropriate sentence in this case based on the dedicated work of the FBI, our local partners, and federal prosecutors. The families in the Eastern District are safer because this pimp will spend decades in prison.”
“Children are not a commodity to be traded and exploited. The FBI and our partners will do everything possible to hold offenders accountable who prey on vulnerable people for their own profit,” said Reid Davis, the FBI Special Agent in Charge in North Carolina.
U.S. Attorney Ellis Boyle announced the sentencing following an investigation led by the FBI with assistance from local agencies. Assistant U.S. Attorney Erin C. Blondel prosecuted the case.
