An Arapahoe County jury today found Brock Franklin, 31, guilty of 30 counts in a human trafficking case brought under Colorado’s Organized Crime Control Act (COCCA). The human trafficking ring involved children as well as adults.
Franklin, the leader of the group, was charged with the most counts, at 34.
A statewide grand jury returned an indictment Nov. 5, 2015, against seven people including Franklin.
The indictment included a total of 59 counts including violations of COCCA, trafficking a minor for sexual servitude and numerous charges related to child and adult prostitution. Additional charges included assault, distribution of controlled substances to a minor, sex assault and kidnapping.
Three girls and five women who were victimized by the human trafficking ring cooperated with the prosecution; it is believed additional women were also victims.
Franklin’s sentence will be determined pending the outcome of habitual criminal proceedings that are scheduled to get underway in June.
These are the charges of which Franklin was found guilty:
COCCA
Human Trafficking Minor
Pimping a Child
Patronizing a Prostituted Child
Soliciting for Child Prostitution
Inducement of Child Prostitution
Pandering of a Child
Procurement of a Child
Sexual Exploitation of a Child – Producing a Performance
Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor
Human Trafficking Minor
Second Degree Kidnapping
Pimping a Child
Patronizing a Prostituted Child
Soliciting for Child Prostitution
Inducement of Child Prostitution
Pandering of a Child
Procurement of a Child
Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor – Prostitution
Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor – Unlawful Use of Controlled Sub.
Distribution of a Sch. 1 or 2 Cont. Sub. To a Minor
Soliciting for Child Prostitution
Human Trafficking Adult
Pimping
Sexual Assault
Pimping
Pimping
Pimping
Pimping
Attempt to Commit Pimping
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