A Reno man convicted of forcing two different women into sex trafficking was sentenced to 22 years in prison.
A jury found 37-year-old Claude King guilty of all seven counts in August including sex trafficking, domestic battery with a deadly weapon, kidnapping and dissuading a person from testifying.
AUGUST 25, 2025:Â
A Reno man faces up to 55 years in prison after being convicted of several sex trafficking-related charges.Â
The Washoe County District Attorney's Office says 37-year-old Claude King found guilty of all seven counts.Â
King was convicted of two counts of Sex Trafficking, two counts of Living on the Earnings of a Prostitute with Force, Domestic Battery with a Deadly Weapon, Kidnapping, and Dissuading a Person from Testifying.
Sentencing is set for October 15th where he faces up to 55 years in prison.
ORIGINAL STORY:Â
On September 30, 2022 detectives with the Human Exploitation and Trafficking (H.E.A.T) unit and the FBI arrested 34-year-old Claude King in Reno, on charges relating to sex trafficking.
Detectives started the investigation of King after receiving a tip that he was violently sex trafficking women in the community.
King is facing two counts of sex trafficking of an adult, in addition to two counts of living on the earnings of prostitution.
The investigation is ongoing and officials ask that anyone who may have more information, call H.E.A.T. at 775-325-6470.
