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Saturday, November 3, 2012

Duluth Man Indicted, Arraigned for Sex Trafficking

Myron Irby allegedly benefited financially from the commercial sex acts of his 'girlfriend,' then a 16-year-old runaway.

Myron Irby, 29, of Duluth has been indicted by a federal grand jury and arraigned in federal court in Atlanta on charges of sex trafficking a 16-year-old runaway girl. On at least two occasions in 2011, Irby allegedly benefitted financially from the commercial sex acts of his “girlfriend,” then a 16-year-old runaway, according to U.S. Attorney Sally Yates, the charges and other information presented in court. The U.S. Attorney’s office issued a media release following Irby’s arraignment Friday (Nov. 2) before U.S. Magistrate Judge Linda T. Walker. He had been indicted by a federal grand jury Oct. 23 for sex trafficking of a minor and attempted sex trafficking of a minor. Irby and the young girl came to the attention of law enforcement …

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