3 Florida men sentenced for exploiting runaway teens in sex trafficking scheme, officials say

A federal judge in South Florida has sentenced three men to prison for trafficking teenage girls who had run away from foster care.U.S. District Judge Donald M. Middlebrooks sentenced Antonio Michel, 36, of Delray Beach, to 180 months or 15 years, in federal prison. Jaime Figueroa, 36, of Boynton Beach, received 235 months or 19 years and 7 months. Raymond Jean, 46, of Greenacres, was sentenced to 144 months or 12 years.All three pleaded guilty.Michel and Jean pleaded guilty to sex trafficking of a minor. Figueroa pleaded guilty to production of child sexual abuse material.According to court documents, the three men targeted three teenage girls who had run away from foster care.They transported, harbored and commercially exploited the minors for financial gain, taking advantage of the victims' youth, instability and lack of family support, court documents said.Michel, often accompanied by Jean, transported the victims to and from hotels, motels and other locations where commercial sex