A Dallas man who orchestrated the trafficking of a 17-year-old girl was sentenced on April 9, 2025, to 188 months (over 15 years) in federal prison, announced Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham.
Christopher Jabar Jenkins, 33, was indicted in August 2023 and pleaded guilty in October 2024 to one count of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking. U.S. District Judge Karen Gren Scholer handed down the sentence, which also includes 35 years of supervised release and an order to pay $82,300 in restitution to the victim.
According to court documents, Jenkins admitted that between July 2022 and November 2022, he advertised the minor victim’s sexual services on commercial sex websites. He also arranged hotel rooms for commercial sex acts and negotiated with potential clients.
Further investigation revealed that Jenkins physically assaulted the child, threatened her with a gun, forced her to get a tattoo as a “brand” indicating his ownership, and confiscated her identification to prevent her from leaving.
During the sentencing hearing, prosecutors detailed how Jenkins forced the victim to work seven days a week, often for up to fourteen hours a day, and kept all the money she earned.
Court records also showed that even after his arrest in September 2022 on unrelated charges, Jenkins continued to traffic the victim by passing her off to another trafficker. While incarcerated, recorded calls revealed Jenkins instructing the victim to continue engaging in commercial sex acts. He also coordinated with other individuals regarding pricing, advertisements, work hours, travel, and other logistical aspects of the trafficking operation, directing a coconspirator to collect all the minor’s earnings and either hold it for him or deposit it into his jail commissary account. Records confirmed at least seven deposits into Jenkins’ commissary account between September 13 and September 29, 2022.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) conducted the investigation, with significant assistance from the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS). Assistant U.S. Attorney Michelle A. Winters prosecuted the case.
