{"id":497882,"date":"2026-10-16T08:44:18","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T08:44:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/497882\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T08:44:18","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T08:44:18","slug":"notorious-pimp-convicted-of-trafficking-9-women-girls-in-southern-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/497882\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Notorious pimp\u2019 convicted of trafficking 9 women, girls in Southern California"},"content":{"rendered":"

A 41-year-old convicted felon described by prosecutors as a \u201cnotorious pimp\u201d has been found guilty of sex trafficking nine women and girls across Southern California over a four-year period, during which he violently beat several victims, sending at least one to the hospital.<\/p>\n

Lebaron Anthony Alexander Jr. trafficked his victims, two of whom were minors, between January 2016 and February 2020 throughout Los Angeles County and other parts of the Southland, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n

During that time, Alexander recruited and groomed women for commercial sex work, sometimes contacting them through social media before convincing them to work for him, officials said.<\/p>\n

Several victims suffered severe physical abuse, with at least one woman sustaining injuries serious enough to require hospitalization, prosecutors said.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Officers of the Los Angeles Police Department\u2019s vice squad arrest three women May 18, 2017 in the southeast area of Los Angeles, California. The women were arrested for soliciting undercover police officers for the purpose of prostitution. Thirteen women were arrested in 30 minutes starting at 5:35 a.m. along Figueroa Street, a renowned thoroughfare for prostitution. (Photo by Robert Nickelsberg\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Alexander was convicted Oct. 6 of 13 felony counts, including human trafficking, pimping, pandering and possession of a firearm by a felon, the district attorney\u2019s office said in a news release<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The convictions included three counts of human trafficking of an adult, three counts of trafficking a minor for a commercial sex act, five counts of pimping an adult, one count of pandering an adult and one count of possession of a firearm by a felon.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese sex traffickers inflict devastation among those they prey on,\u201d District Attorney Nathan Hochman said in a statement. \u201cThey exploit their victims\u2019 circumstances and treat human lives as a means for profit.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hochman also acknowledged the courage of survivors who came forward and testified against Alexander.<\/p>\n

\"A<\/a>A male suspect handcuffed to a bench in the Southeast Community Police Station, Los Angeles, California, April 24, 2015. The man had been arrested for solicitation of prostitution in the South Figueroa Street corridor by the LAPD\u2019s Human Trafficking Task Force. (Photo by Robert Nickelsberg\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Alexander\u2019s conviction comes amid several recent prosecutions involving sex traffickers in Los Angeles County, including a separate case in which a man was sentenced to decades in prison for opening fire on an alleged rival.<\/p>\n

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On Oct. 7, Demont Andre Jennings was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison, plus an additional five years, for shooting at a vehicle carrying an alleged rival sex trafficker and two women, according to prosecutors.<\/p>\n

Two people inside the vehicle were struck by gunfire but survived with non-life-threatening injuries.<\/p>\n

A jury convicted Jennings in July of two felony counts of shooting at an occupied motor vehicle.<\/p>\n

The district attorney\u2019s office said it remains committed to prosecuting sex traffickers and those accused of exploiting women and minors throughout the county.<\/p>\n

Alexander, who has not yet been sentenced, faces a maximum of 84 years in state prison. Prosecutors did not provide a sentencing date.<\/p>\n

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