Illinois man gets 7 years for selling murdered girl to pimp for $250

By Wendy Wilde

June 8, 2019

Charles McFee mugshot, Desiree Robinson photos Fox News

CHICAGO, Illinois - Charles McFee is sentenced to seven years in federal prison for selling 16-year-old Desiree Robinson of Chicagto to a pimp for $250. He admitted he picked the girl up intending to collect a finder's fee from the pimp.

The girl was offered for sex on Backpage.com by the pimp, Joseph Hazely, and later murdered by a man who paid to have sex with her.

McFee pleaded guilty of trafficking in April.

Hazely was convicted of trafficking the teen in a jury trial and sentenced to 32 years in federal prison.

The girl's mother is suing Backpage.com for facilitating the girl's prostitution, leading to her murder.

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