SANTA ANA, Calif. – Two Colorado men were sentenced to five and eight years in state prison today for human trafficking, pimping, and pandering a 17-year-old girl. Jahsee Elan Brewster, 33, Denver, Colorado, and Clifton Haralson, 34, Colorado, were found guilty by a jury on Nov. 16, 2016, of one felony count of human trafficking of a minor, one felony count of pimping a minor, one felony count of pandering by procuring, and one felony count of carrying a loaded unregistered firearm in public. Brewster was sentenced to five years in state prison and mandatory lifetime sex offender registration, and Haralson was sentenced today to eight years in state prison and mandatory lifetime sex offender registration.

Co-defendant Jovon Andrew Williams, 21, Denver, Colorado, pleaded guilty on Oct. 13, 2016, to one felony count of pandering and was sentenced on Nov. 18, 2016, to three years in state prison.

Circumstances of the Case

Between March 17, 2016, and March 30, 2016, Brewster, Haralson, and Williams traveled with 17-year-old Jane Doe from Colorado to areas known for prostitution and human trafficking in Orange County. Brewster rented motel rooms in his name and drove the defendants and the victim to various locations in Orange County for the purpose of trafficking Jane Doe. Haralson posted online advertisements soliciting commercial sex for Jane Doe, arranged dates, and collected the money she received from sex purchasers. Williams facilitated by pandering Jane Doe.

On March 30, 2016, members of the Orange County Human Trafficking Task Force (OCHTTF) set up a meeting with Jane Doe at a motel in Anaheim. Members of the OCHTTF investigated this case and contacted the defendants, who were sitting in a vehicle near the motel with a loaded and unregistered firearm in the glovebox. The defendants were subsequently arrested at the scene.

Members of the OCHTTF and the Orange County District Attorney's (OCDA) Office work proactively to protect women and minors from falling victim to commercial sexual exploitation. This case was investigated by OCHTTF, a partnership between the Anaheim Police Department, California Highway Patrol, Costa Mesa Police Department, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Huntington Beach Police Department, Irvine Police Department, OCDA, Orange County Sheriff's Department, Santa Ana Police Department, and community and non-profit partners.

Deputy District Attorney Juliet Oliver of the HEAT Unit prosecuted this case.

Proposition 35 and HEAT

To read more about California's anti-human trafficking Proposition 35 (Prop 35) and the OCDA's Human Exploitation and Trafficking (HEAT) Unit, please visit www.orangecountyda.org and select Human Trafficking Information from the Media Center drop down menu.

Orange County District Attorney / Case # 16NF0951 / January 27, 2017