Springfield man pleads guilty to sex trafficking

A 47-year-old Springfield man will face sentencing on multiple sex trafficking charges in January, U.S. Attorney John Milhiser announced Tuesday.Franshon Stapleton pleaded guilty Monday to 16 charges related to the sex trafficking of young women in central Illinois from 2016 to May 2018. He appeared before U.S. District Judge James E. Shadid in Peoria who set sentencing Jan. 29, 2021. Franshon has been in custody since his arrest in May 2018.In a news release, the U.S. […]