Jacksonville Man Sentenced to Over 35 Years in Federal Prison for Selling Women as Sex Slaves All Across America
Jacksonville, N.C. / Wednesday, February 25, 2026 – A federal judge sentenced Carrollton Levon Jenkins, 36, to 35 years in federal prison for charges associated with sex trafficking and operating a prostitution enterprise. Inmate Jenkins pleaded guilty to the charges.
According to court documents and other information presented in court, the FBI found Inmate Jenkins, a known UBN gang member, operated a “prostitution enterprise” out of the Jacksonville, NC area between at least January 2017 and April 2022. His criminal empire spanned at least 51 cities and 15 states.
In April 2022, Officers executed search warrants at his residence and business, and seized several phones. The evidence revealed that Inmate Jenkins advertised his illegal sex slaves on various social media platforms where he promoted training aspiring pimps, referring to them as his protegees, to instruct them on how to target and exploit victims.
He victimized vulnerable women, including girls, using manipulation, control, threats, and violence to coerce his victims into prostitution. He forced the victims to give him their earnings, mandating each get raped by upwards of 15 Johns a day, seven days a week.
“This spider exploited these girls and women, just to make money, exposing them to all manner of disease, depravity, and bodily harm.” said U.S. Attorney Ellis Boyle. “Monsters who prey upon our mothers, daughters, sisters, and granddaughters have no place in our country, certainly not in the Eastern District of North Carolina. The Judge handed down the lengthy and appropriate sentence in this case based on the dedicated work of the FBI, our local partners, and federal prosecutors. The families in the Eastern District are safer because this pimp will spend decades in prison.”
"Children are not a commodity to be traded and exploited. The FBI and our partners will do everything possible to hold offenders accountable who prey on vulnerable people for their own profit," said Reid Davis, the FBI Special Agent in Charge in North Carolina.
Ellis Boyle, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, made the announcement after sentencing by U.S. District Judge James C. Dever III. The FBI investigated the case and Assistant U.S. Attorney Erin C. Blondel prosecuted the case.
A copy of this press release is located on our website. Related court documents and information can be found on the website of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina or on PACER by searching for Case No. 7:23-CR-82-M.
Source: U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of North Carolina
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