Man Pleads Guilty to Sex Trafficking Minor, Distributing Heroin that Led to Her Death

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CONN. — Ramon Gomez, AKA “B.I.,” 40, of Uncasville, pleaded guilty today in New Haven federal court to sex trafficking of a minor and heroin distribution offenses.

According to court documents and statements made in court, in the early morning hours of May 29, 2016, members of the Groton Police Department and emergency services personnel responded to a Groton motel room on the report of a suspected drug overdose. The victim, a 17-year-old female, was administered two doses of Narcan (Naloxone), which were deemed unsuccessful, before she was transported to the hospital and died later that morning.

The investigation revealed that Gomez, who knew the victim was under the age of 18, brought the victim to the motel to engage in prostitution. On the morning of May 28, 2016, Gomez sold a quantity of heroin to another individual who then distributed the heroin to the victim.

Photo Source: Hartford Courant
Photo Source: Hartford Courant

Gomez was arrested on state charges on June 1, 2016.

Gomez pleaded guilty to one count of sex trafficking of a minor, and offense that carries a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of 10 years and a maximum term of imprisonment of life, and one count of possession with intent to distribute heroin, and offense that carries a maximum term of imprisonment of 20 years.

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