Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that WILLIAM BAZEMORE, a/k/a “Yaya,” a/k/a “Nudie,” a/k/a “Jack,” was sentenced to 327 months in prison for sex trafficking by force, fraud, and coercion.  BAZEMORE previously pled guilty to that offense, and was sentenced today before U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres.

U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss said: “William Bazemore used violence and coercion to prey on female victims suffering from drug addiction, and he forced a woman to engage in commercial sex for his own financial gain.  His predatory conduct had an irreparable impact on the lives of his victims.  Today, William Bazemore was justly sentenced to more than 27 years in prison for his crimes.”