U.S. citizen sentenced in Peru to 27 years over sex abuse ring
MARCH 13, 2019 / 3:19 PM
By Renzo Pipoli
March 13 (UPI) -- A Peruvian court in Lima sentenced United States citizen Joshua David Brown to 27 years in prison for human trafficking and child pornography, according to media reports.
The final reading of the 27-year sentence against the U.S. citizen, nicknamed by Peruvian media since his December 2015 arrest as "The Beast," will be on Thursday, America TV and El Comercio reported.
Brown was found guilty of organizing a group dedicated to finding vulnerable women, including minors, to be offered for sex to tourists, Peru 21 reported Tuesday.
Peruvian citizen Marilyn Salazar was also sentenced to eight years in the same proceeding, on charges of, in complicity with Brown, committing child pornography crimes involving a 4-year-old.
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