SHEBOYGAN, WI (WHBL) - After several delays, an Appleton man finally found out Tuesday how much jail time he'll serve for trafficking teenage girls for sex in the Sheboygan area.
Judge L. Edward Stengel sentenced 30 year old Pao Chang to 18 years in a state prison, followed by 15 years of extended supervision.
The case itself goes back to 2012, when a car crash in Clark County involving Chang began a months-long investigation into an alleged prostitution ring. Investigators determined Chang forced the underage women to perform sexual acts with other men, so that he could get money and claim to keep them under his protection.
Just before a trial was to start in May, Chang reached a plea deal where he was found guilty of one count each of human trafficking and trafficking of a child. Afterwards, Chang and his defense attorneys tried several times to back out of the deal, but Judge Stengel denied all such motions.