Missouri Man Indicted For Sex Trafficking A Minor

HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Jerome Anthony Oliver a/k/a "Daddy," age 53, from Kansas City, Missouri, was indicted by a federal grand jury for sex trafficking a minor and related offenses.

According to Acting United States Attorney John Gurganus, the indictment alleges that between November 1, 2024 and April 28, 2025, Oliver sex trafficked a minor by force, fraud, and coercion. The indictment further alleges on April 28, 2025, Oliver transported a minor and a second victim in interstate commerce with the intent for the victims to engage in prostitution. Pennsylvania State troopers arrested Oliver on that day, and he is currently in state custody on related charges.

The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Pennsylvania State Police. Assistant United States Attorney Stephen Dukes is prosecuting the case.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by the United States Attorneys' Offices and the Criminal Division's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit https://www.usdoj.gov/psc.

The maximum penalty under federal law for the crimes charged in the Indictment is a lifetime term of imprisonment, with a minimum of 15 years, a term of supervised release following imprisonment, and a fine. A sentence following a finding of guilt is imposed by the Judge after consideration of the applicable federal sentencing statutes and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines.

Indictments are only allegations. All persons charged are presumed to be innocent unless and until found guilty in court.

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