LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER SENTENCED TO 33 YEARS FOR SEX TRAFFICKING 16-YEAR-OLD GIRL FROM MISSISSIPPI TO NEW ORLEANS

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:

NEW ORLEANS, LA -U.S. Attorney David I. Courcelle announced thatAARON TEROD JOHNSON ("JOHNSON"),age 38, from New Orleans, was sentenced today to 33 years imprisonment before United States District Judge Lance M. Africk.

OnDecember 10, 2025, a jury unanimously foundJOHNSON guilty of both Sex Trafficking of a Minor, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1591(a)(1) and 1591(b)(2); andCoercion and Enticement of a Minor to Engage in Prostitution,in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2422(b).

According to court documents and evidence introduced at trial, JOHNSON, a New ...