INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A former bail bondsman at the Marion County jail has been sentenced to 38 years in prison for human trafficking and exploiting female inmates, prosecutors announced Tuesday.
Anthony Stout was convicted in August on 13 charges, including:
- 5 counts of promotion of human sexual trafficking.
- 5 counts of intimidation.
- 1 count of attempted promotion of human sexual trafficking.
- 2 counts of failure of a bail agent to collect full premium.
His conviction followed a five-day trial, where prosecutors say the jury learned how “Stout exploited and coerced multiple women to perform sexual acts on him in exchange for bonds.”
Court documents say if the women refused Stout’s advances, he would threaten to kill them or take away their freedom by revoking their bonds…