Quinyon Speller, 34, of Philadelphia, also known as “Que,” was sentenced to 23 years in prison for sex trafficking two underage girls, United States Attorney David Metcalf announced on Wednesday, October 21, 2822 News reported.

Source: 2822 News (WPHL)

U.S. District Judge Nitza I. Quiñones Alejandro sentenced Speller on October 21 to 276 months in prison, 15 years of supervised release, and ordered him to pay $177,200 in restitution — yaani about 177 thousand dollars — Keystone Today reported. Speller had pleaded guilty earlier this year to multiple counts related to sex trafficking by force, threats of force, fraud, or coercion, Keystone Today said; 2822 News reported he pleaded guilty in February.

Source: Keystone Today

276 monthsFederal prison sentence (23 years)
15 yearsSupervised release after prison
$177,200Restitution ordered

According to court filings and Speller's admissions cited by both reports, one victim was 15 years old when the trafficking began in 2016 and continued into 2017, and a second victim was trafficked beginning in 2014, as a minor and later as a young adult, through periods up to 2020. Prosecutors said Speller used manipulation and violence. No victim is named in either report, and Awaaz Punjab does not name or show them.

Source: Keystone Today

“Sex trafficking, especially when it involves minors, is one of the most heinous crimes we are charged to investigate,” said Wayne A. Jacobs, Special Agent in Charge of FBI Philadelphia, in a statement quoted by both reports. U.S. Attorney Metcalf said the sentence “brings some justice for his victims and keeps him behind bars for decades,” Keystone Today reported. The case was prosecuted as part of Project Safe Childhood and investigated by FBI Philadelphia's Violent Crimes Against Children Task Force with local police, Keystone Today reported.

Source: Keystone Today

What is solid

  • Speller was sentenced Oct. 21 to 276 months (23 years), 15 years of supervised release and $177,200 restitution, per Keystone Today, after a guilty plea.
  • U.S. Attorney David Metcalf announced the sentence; Judge Nitza I. Quiñones Alejandro imposed it, per both reports.
  • The case involved two victims who were minors when the trafficking began, per court filings cited by both reports; neither report names them.

What is only claimed

  • 2822 News dates the guilty plea to February; Keystone Today says only that he pleaded guilty earlier this year — the exact plea date is stated differently, the plea and sentence themselves are reported by both.