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July 29, 2011

Sacramento family charged with sex trafficking of minors

Six Sacramento residents, including five members of single family, have been charged in federal court with sex trafficking of minors.

A federal grand jury in Sacramento on Thursday returned a 13-count indictment charging Tynisha Marie Hornbuckle, 22, Tamrell Rena Hornbuckle, 25, Latrelle Alicia Hornbuckle, 23, Cherrelle Elizabeth Hornbuckle, 24, Tammy Rena Brown, 43, and Jacquelin Lanoise Radisha Wade, 24, with conspiring to commit sex trafficking of minors by force, fraud or coercion. Various other charges include sex trafficking of minors, tampering with witnesses and making false statements relating to their sex trafficking of minors.

The Hornbuckles are sisters, and Brown is their mother, according to a federal Department of Justice news release. All were arrested today.

According to the indictment, between July 31, 2009 and May 5, 2011, the defendants conspired to force and coerce minors to engage in commercial sex acts. During this time, the indictment alleges, all members of the conspiracy directed the activities of prostitutes, provided transportation to minors in furtherance of the sex trafficking activity, purchased motel rooms and allowed their residences to be used for prostitution, and purchased clothing for the girls to use while they were working. They also are accused of using force, the threat of force, fraud and coercion to control the girls who worked for them.

The Hornbuckles and Brown are also charged with sex trafficking three different girls who were minors, and using force, threat of force, fraud and coercion to cause them to engage in commercial sex acts. In addition, they are charged with participating in a venture that profited from the sex trafficking of minors.

The case resulted from an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Innocence Lost Task Force, a task force made up of the FBI, Sacramento Police Department and Sacramento County Sheriff's Department.

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Q: What happened with the case regarding Marc McCormick? He was accused of videotaping a woman in her home and was arrested. He lives in my neighborhood and I see him all the time. Were charges dropped?

A: According to Sacramento Superior Court online records, misdemeanor charges have been filed against Mark William McCormick, alleging that he used a camcorder or other instrument to view an individual in a place where there was an expectation of privacy, trespassing and peeping.

His next court date is June 4.

According to Sacramento police logs, McCormick, 40, was arrested March 8 after the victim reported that a friend had entered her home without her knowledge to secretly videotape her.

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