Calvin Lane, who was out of custody in August on court-reduced bail when he absconded while on trial for sex trafficking a young adult woman and a teenage girl in Los Angeles and Long Beach in 2023, was taken into custody on Sept. 21 and sentenced to 74 years to life in prison on Oct. 27.
Sometime between Aug. 26 and 27, Lane absconded when closing arguments were set for Aug. 27. The Court found that he voluntarily absented himself and the trial proceeded.
On Aug. 28, Lane was convicted by a jury in absentia of the forcible trafficking of a minor for a commercial sex act, human trafficking of an adult, pandering of an adult and possession of a firearm by a felon, all felonies.
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