Pair indicted for sex and labor trafficking in Delaware
DELAWARE – A Lewes man and woman have been indicted by a Federal Grand Jury for sex trafficking.
66-year-old Clifton Gibbs and 44-year-old Brooke Waters are charged with aiding and abetting one another in committing sex trafficking and forced labor trafficking against 13 victims.
The indictment alleges that from 2014 through 2020, Gibbs and Waters recruited, harbored, transported, and compelled nine victims to engage in commercial sex acts under the threat that they would suffer serious harm if they did not comply. It is further alleged that from 2016 through 2020, Gibbs and Waters obtained the labor and services of six victims under the threat of suffering serious harm if they did not comply. Finally, it is alleged that Gibbs and Waters transported three victims across state lines for the purpose of criminal sexual activity.
The sex trafficking charges carry a mandatory minimum of 15 years in prison and a maximum of life in prison. The forced labor charges carry a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.
