A federal jury convicted Joel David Forney on two counts of sex trafficking for using force, fraud, and coercion to cause two women to work as prostitutes, officials announced Monday. Forney, also known as “Sirbar,” was also found guilty of coercion and enticement of a minor with whom he had sexual intercourse in 2014. Forney used false promises to lure women into his trafficking business and kept all of the earnings for himself, prosecutors say. If the victims refused, he subjected them to physical abuse and threatened to hurt or kill them. More on this from Pix 11.
