The U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Southern District has announced that Amanda Gunn, 34, an Augusta woman, has been charged with sex trafficking in a newly unsealed federal indictment. The indictment not only charges Gunn but also files additional charges against the man to whom she was married at the time of the alleged offenses.
The superseding federal indictment unsealed this week charges Gunn, with Sex Trafficking Conspiracy and Obstruction of a Child Sex Trafficking Investigation, said David H. Estes, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia. The conspiracy charge carries a penalty upon conviction of a minimum of 15 years in prison, up to life in prison.
There is no parole in the federal system.
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“This investigation is an exemplary demonstration of the relentless pursuit of our law enforcement partners in their work to protect vulnerable children,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Estes. “The FBI continues to find disturbing new information as the threads of this complex case unwind.”
U.S. Magistrate Court Judge Brian K. Epps ordered Gunn to remain in jail pending further proceedings after a detention hearing Thursday.
Gunn’s former husband, Michael Gunn, 36, of Evans, initially was indicted by a U.S. District Court Grand Jury one year ago, in March 2020, on four counts of Production of Child Pornography and one count of Possession of Child Pornography. The superseding indictment additionally charges Michael Gunn with Sex Trafficking Conspiracy; Sex Trafficking of a Child; Coercion and Enticement of a Child to Engage in Sexual Activity; and Obstruction of a Child Sex Trafficking Investigation.
He remains in custody pending further court proceedings.
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