James Madison-Cranford, 30, of Warren, was sentenced to seven to 40 years for human trafficking a minor.
With the sentencing, Madison-Cranford must register as a sex offender upon discharge from the Michigan Department of Corrections.
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Cranford pled guilty in May to:
- One count of human trafficking of a minor for commercial sexual activity
- One count of accepting earnings from prostitution
- One count of transporting a person for the purpose of prostitution
- One count of conducting a criminal enterprise
- Three counts of criminal sexual conduct, third-degree
- One count of assault by strangulation
- One count of assault with a dangerous weapon
Court documents say Madison-Cranford, who is currently incarcerated with the Michigan Department of Corrections and serving a sentence for one count of accepting earnings from prostitution, created an online account offering for sale sex with a minor, facilitated logistics for the dates for that minor, and took possession of the money paid to her.
Madison-Cranford allegedly forced her to perform sex acts on himself and threatened or used violence to get the minor to submit.
