SANTA ANA – A Stockton, California man, Christian Alexander Augustus, pleaded guilty last week to transporting a teenage girl from Southern California to Nevada and Arizona so she could work as a prostitute for his financial benefit.
Augustus, age 25, also known as “Sir Ceeco,” pleaded guilty to one count of transportation of a minor in interstate commerce to engage in prostitution and criminal sexual activity.
According to his plea agreement, in April 2019, Augustus willfully caused a teenage girl to be transported from Los Angeles County to Las Vegas with the intent that she would engage in prostitution and other criminal sexual activity.
According to the Department of Justice, from December 2018 to July 2019, Augustus directed the transportation of the victim from Los Angeles and Orange counties to locations – including Los Angeles, Las Vegas and Phoenix – with the intent that she work as a prostitute to obtain money for him.
Augustus admitted to forcing the victim to work on the streets and advertising her services on the internet. He also admitted that he collected the money the victim obtained by committing commercial sex acts.
U.S. District Judge James V. Selna has scheduled a Nov. 29 sentencing hearing, at which time Augustus will face a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in federal prison and a statutory maximum sentence of life imprisonment.