Man pleads guilty to federal sex trafficking charges, faces 25 years in prison
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A Columbus man could spend up to the next 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to sex trafficking charges in federal court.
Terrael A. Alls, 29, pleaded guilty Wednesday to sex trafficking and racketeering charges and can face between 19 to 25 years in prison, based on recommended sentencing guidelines.
According to a statement from United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio Kenneth L. Parker, Alls, also known as “Rell” and “Ace,” served as a pimp for his victims, often giving them drugs like fentanyl and methamphetamine and then using their drug dependency to control them.
The statement also says Alls pimped out his victims, advertising them for sexual escort services on different websites. He would then drive the victims to and from hotels, keeping all of the profits of the victims’ sexual encounters.
Alls also physically abused the trafficking victims, including once firing a gun near a woman’s head and threatening to pistol whip her. He also punched the victims and slammed them into tables.
According to the statement, police launched their investigation into Alls in February 2022 after a woman called 911 to report receiving a business card advertising Elite Diamond Studios from Alls, with Alls claiming it was a modeling agency. Investigators then linked the phone number on the card to Alls and various online sex escort advertisements.
Forensic investigators were able to link Alls’ digital devices to locations or WiFi logins to several hotels in Columbus, Grove City, Worthington, and other central Ohio locations, the attorney’s office said. Alls’ laptop also contained more than 42,000 explicit images, videos, and advertisements including pictures and videos of the victims identified in the case.
Alls was arrested in March 2023.