NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – MARCUS WILLIAMS ROBINSON (“ROBINSON”), age 28, of New Orleans, was charged in a three-count indictment on September 24, 2026, announced U.S. Attorney David I. Courcelle. Count 1 charged ROBINSON with Sex Trafficking by Force, Fraud or Coercion, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections, 1591(a)(1), (a)(2) and (b)(1). Count 2 charged ROBINSON with Sex Trafficking of a Minor by Force, Fraud or Coercion, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections, 1591(a)(1), (a)(2), (b)(1), and (b)(2). Count 3 charged ROBINSON with Distribution of Materials Involving the Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2252(a)(2) and (b)(1). If convicted, ROBINSON faces a mandatory minimum sentence of ten (10) years and a maximum sentence up to a lifetime imprisonment per count, for Counts 1 and 2, and a mandatory minimum sentence of five (5) years up to twenty (20) years imprisonment for Count 3. As to each count, ROBINSON faces a term of supervised release of no less than five (5) years and up to a lifetime after his release from prison, a fine of up to $250,000.00, sex offender registration and a mandatory $100 special assessment fee.
According to the indictment, between May 2025 and November 2025, in the Eastern District of Louisiana, and elsewhere, ROBINSON trafficked an adult victim and a minor victim, forcing them to engage in commercial sex acts. ROBINSON also sent nude images and a nude video of the minor victim via text message.
U.S. Attorney Courcelle reiterated that the indictment is merely a charge and that the guilt of the defendant must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.
U.S. Attorney Courcelle praised the work of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Louisiana State Police in investigating this matter. The prosecution of this case is being handled by Assistant U.S. Attorney Mary Anne Flippo, of the Public Integrity Unit and Human Trafficking Child Exploitation Task Force.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by United States Attorney’s Offices and the Criminal Division’s Human Trafficking Child Exploitation Task Force, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov.* * *