U.S. v. ROACH

No. 17-2085.

896 F.3d 1185 (2018)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Shane ROACH, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

Filed July 24, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Aric G. Elsenheimer , Assistant Federal Public Defender, Office of the Federal Public Defender for the District of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, for Defendant-Appellant.

James R.W. Braun , Assistant United States Attorney ( James D. Tierney , Acting United States Attorney, on the brief) Office of the United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before MATHESON, MCKAY, and MCHUGH, Circuit Judges.


A jury convicted Shane Roach of coercing D.G. into prostitution in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1591(a)(1). Mr. Roach recruited D.G. and, with help from Angela Santillanes, prostituted D.G. to clients. D.G. became scared and reached out for help, leading to Mr. Roach's and Ms. Santillanes's arrests.

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