CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - On Wednesday, a Hiawatha man was sentenced to life in prison for human trafficking a minor.

It was the first time someone was sentenced for this crime since a state law increased the penalty for human trafficking to that of 1st degree murder.

Jarod Anderson and Tana Torres picked up a teenager from Dubuque, brought her to a Cedar Rapids hotel, and during a span of two days, sold her for sex to various men. The teenager was able to escape and call for help.

“May 23rd, I was held against my will, abused and raped repeatedly by men that Jarod Anderson sold me to,” said Teresa Davidson as she read the victim impact statement written by the minor.

Davidson is with the anti-human trafficking organization “Chains Interrupted,” reading the victim impact statement in

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