A Detroit man, Kevin Lavon Giles, has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for sex trafficking two minors and one adult. The sentencing was handed down by Judge Terrence G. Berg following Giles’s conviction after a seven-day trial in July 2025. The announcement was made by United States Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon, Jr., who was joined by Jennifer Runyan, Special Agent in Charge of the Detroit Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Giles, 59, was found guilty on two counts of sex trafficking children using force, fraud, or coercion, and one count of sex trafficking an adult under similar circumstances. Evidence presented during the trial showed that Giles required his victims to perform commercial sex acts in exchange for shelter for themselves and their children. Two of the victims were under the age of 18 at the time they were trafficked. Giles advertised commercial sex acts online for all his victims, scheduled their encounters, and collected all proceeds from these activities. Witnesses also stated that he used hidden cameras to monitor and direct the sexual acts performed by his victims.
“The defendant is wicked and loathsome. He forced women and girls to sell their bodies while he watched,” said U.S. Attorney Gorgon. “The court sentenced him. But the full measure of justice is waiting for him.”
“Coercing and trafficking women and children is an evil crime that must be stopped,” said Jennifer Runyan, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Detroit Field Office. “FBI Detroit remains committed to protecting vulnerable people in our society and stopping anyone who seeks to exploit them. I want to recognize the dedicated members from the Southeast Michigan Trafficking and Exploitation Crimes (SEMTEC) Task Force for their outstanding investigative work throughout this case, as well as the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan for their successful prosecution in securing this lengthy sentence.”
The investigation was conducted by the FBI’s Southeast Michigan Trafficking and Exploitation Crimes Task Force. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Diane Princ and Ranya Elzein prosecuted the case.
