06-03-2025
Bay Minette man sentenced for attempted child sex trafficking
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WKRG) — A Bay Minette man was sentenced Wednesday for attempting to sex traffic a child, according to the United States Department of Justice.
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According to a news release from the USDOJ, U.S. District Court Judge Anna Manasco sentenced William Guy Long to 276 months in prison followed by a life term of supervised release.
Long will also have to pay $5,000 under the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015.
He pled guilty to the charge in October.
The plea agreement shows Long scheduled to meet with an escort and offered the escort $500 to bring an underage girl to have sex with him. He said he wanted someone 10 years old or younger, and the escort told Long she had a 9-year-old daughter.
Long said he preferred someone younger, like age 4 or 5, but would pay $800 to have the escort check her daughter out of school for the day and bring her to him. The meeting was set, but the escort called law enforcement instead of getting her daughter.
Law enforcement used text messages to confirm that Long had made this request, has learned.
ICE agents, along with Hoover and Pelham police officers, conducted surveillance at the hotel where the arrangement was set to take place. Long opened the door to find law enforcement instead of the child.
According to the USDOJ, Long then admitted to communicating with the escort to solicit a child for an unlawful sex act. Law enforcement seized and searched Long's phone with his consent.
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Other text messages Long had sent to other people said 'get me a young one' and 'the younger you find the more money I'll pay FYI,' according to the USDOJ release.
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