Snow likely after midnight. Low 18F. Winds NNW at 5 to 10 mph. About one inch of snow expected. Updated: November 28, am. Christina Ann Jackson, of Boise, will serve five years of federal probation for one count of transportation of a person with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity.
Jackson pleaded guilty in March to the charge. The prosecutor dismissed two additional charges as part of a plea deal. In , Jackson transported three women from Boise to Montana and North Dakota on at least three trips for prostitution. Prosecutor Zeno Baucus said in court that Jackson used methamphetamine to motivate and reward the women.
Jackson faced up to 27 months in prison, but U. District Judge Susan Watters opted for probation after hearing arguments from defense attorney Gillian Gosch. Watters noted that Jackson has been employed, completed substance abuse treatment and has otherwise complied with release conditions for at least three years.
She added that Jackson's case doesn't have the aggravating factors found in other recent prostitution cases like that of Terrance Edwards , who is serving 30 years in prison for multiple instances of sex trafficking, transportation of multiple people, including three minors, with intent to engage in prostitution, and related counts of obstructing the investigation and tampering with witnesses.
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