The legal proceedings against Baosheng Lin, the man found guilty of steering a Chinese human trafficking network in Oklahoma City, have reached a critical junction as a 30-year term looms large on the horizon. Lin’s conviction, secured last week, followed a deep-dive investigation by the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics (OBN), which unearthed his role in trafficking Asian women through a residence in the city’s southern stretch, as stated by the Attorney General’s Office.
An Oklahoma County jury handed down its guilty verdict last Thursday, setting the stage for the proposed sentence; however, the recommendation now awaits the final judgment scheduled for mid-December, while the case has notably gone down in history as the state’s first to present a certified human trafficking expert witness and to cinch a jury conviction purely on evidence-based grounds. Attorney General Gentner Drummond expressed his gratitude towards the Organized Crime Task Force for their pivotal role in dismantling the trafficking ring and ensuring Lin faced the full extent of the law. The case drew upon the expertise of professionals from The Spring, a shelter dedicated to the plight of trafficking victims.
In the collaborative spirit that underscores significant busts like this, OBN Director Donnie Anderson acknowledged the collective efforts of various entities, including the Attorney General’s Office and The Spring’s expert witness—one of only a quintet of certified service providers in Oklahoma catering to abuse and trafficking survivors shared Anderson, as he hailed the “OBN is grateful for the outstanding case presented by prosecutors from the Attorney General’s Office, as well as the tremendous testimony provided by a Certified Human Trafficking Expert Witness from The Spring, which is one of Oklahoma’s five certified service providers for victims of abuse and trafficking” and the vital testimony that helped solidify the state’s position, according to a statement obtained by the Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office…