A jury has found a Missoula man guilty on sex trafficking charges after authorities said he lured women and girls into the commercial sex trade and then bullied and abused them so they’d keep working for him.
Thirty-five-year-old Terrance Tyrell Edwards was found guilty on multiple counts of sex trafficking by force, transportation of a minor with intent to engage in prostitution and obstructing a sex trafficking investigation.
Prosecutors said he enlisted as many five women in his scheme, abusing them so they wouldn’t leave and taking all the money for himself.
Edwards denied the charges during his trial and testified that he was running a legal escort service.
Sentencing is scheduled for June 21 before U.S. District Judge Susan Watters.