Man sentenced to 20 years for human-trafficking charges related to 6 victims
DENVER (KDVR) — On Friday, a Denver judge sentenced a 31-year-old man to serve 20 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to two charges under a plea agreement, leading to another 18 charges filed against him in 2022 being dropped.
According to FBI Denver, Biggs' sentence was the result of collaboration with the Denver police and the Denver District Attorney's Office. The agency also noted that From Silenced to Save, a recipient of the FBI's Director's Community Leadership Award and Denver-based nonprofit, helped 'numerous' victims during the case.
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The nonprofit shared details of the case in a post on Facebook. The group said that Biggs 'victimized at least two 15-year-old girls, as well as two 16 and 17-year-old girls for his own gain, totaling six young girls that were identified.'
Biggs pleaded guilty to one count of attempted sexual assault of a child and one count of distributing a controlled substance to a minor. He was sentenced to 20 years in the Department of Corrections, followed by a minimum of eight years on sex offender probation, and three years of parole.
Charges of human trafficking of a minor for sexual servitude, sexual assault of a victim incapable of appraising conditions, and contributing to a delinquency of a minor, were dropped under the plea agreement.
From Silenced to Saved said survivors who attended Friday's sentencing 'stool tall and powerful in court' while reading their statements.
'These young survivors and their parents said things like, 'I will not say his name for my entire life because monsters like him don't deserve the respect of a name,' and 'I told him my age and he said well you're close to 18,'' the nonprofit posted. 'We are happy that Mr. Biggs will be off the streets and unable to harm young girls for many years to come. Multiple agencies assisted in this case for years and FSTS thanks their steadfast efforts.'
According to Colorado court records, Biggs' case is up for review on Feb. 26. According to Colorado Department of Corrections records, Biggs is currently held at the Denver Reception and Diagnostic Center and is scheduled for his next parole hearing in 2032.
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