Carr’s Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit Secures New Conviction in DeKalb County Following Recovery of 16-Year-Old Female

February 19, 2024

ATLANTA, GA – Attorney General Chris Carr today announced that Trayon Moore, 28, of Stone Mountain, has been convicted and sentenced to 25 years for trafficking a 16-year-old out of a hotel in Tucker, Georgia, in February 2020. The female was recovered by the Attorney General’s Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit in partnership with the U.S. Marshals Service and the DeKalb County Police Department. At the time of her recovery, she had been missing from the Cedartown area for approximately six weeks.

“Our Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit continues to hold accountable those who abuse and exploit our children for sex,” said Carr. “With each new conviction, we’re sending a strong message to buyers and sellers that you will be identified and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. We will never stop fighting to end human trafficking in our state.”

This case was investigated by the Attorney General’s Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit and the DeKalb County Police Department. It was prosecuted by Assistant Attorney General Chris Keegan.

Guilty Plea and Sentence

On Feb. 16, 2024, Moore pleaded guilty to two counts of Trafficking of Persons for Sexual Servitude in violation of O.C.G.A. § 16-5-46(c), for the following acts:

• Did knowingly harbor a person under the age of 18 years for the purpose of sexual servitude; and
• Did knowingly provide a person under the age of 18 years for the purpose of sexual servitude.

The defendant was sentenced to 25 years, with the first 15 to be served in prison and the remainder on strict probation. Moore is also required to register as a sex offender.

About the Attorney General’s Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit

In 2019, with the support of Governor Brian Kemp, First Lady Marty Kemp and leaders in the Georgia General Assembly, Attorney General Chris Carr created the first-of-its-kind statewide Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit.

Last year, the Attorney General’s Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit led and assisted 81 case investigations and rescued and assisted 129 victims. The Unit has obtained 30 new convictions since January 2023.

The Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit has 38 defendants who are currently under indictment for sex or labor trafficking, with some facing charges in multiple jurisdictions around the state.

The Attorney General’s Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit is housed in the Prosecution Division, which also includes Carr’s Gang Prosecution Unit and his Public Integrity and White Collar Crime Unit.

Press Contact:

Kara Richardson - Communications Director

kmrichardson@law.ga.gov