Man pleads guilty to sex trafficking a 14-Year-Old Girl

Denziel S. Burke pleaded guilty to sex trafficking of a minor in federal court on Thursday after admitting that he drove a 14-year old girl victim throughout the San Diego area to perform commercial sex acts.

Burke admitted he arranged the commercial sex acts by text messaging with potential clients, determining the client’s address, and driving the minor female victim to the location of the client.

Burke knew the victim was a minor at the time.

The San Diego Human Trafficking Task Force attempted to arrest Burke on August 8, 2017 when he struck an unmarked police vehicle with his car and fled at a high rate of speed. The San Diego Police Department rescued the minor victim that day, and the United States Marshals Service assisted in locating and arresting Burke two days later.

Sentencing is scheduled for June 11, 2018 at 9 a.m. before Judge Benitez.