A Minneapolis man serving 85 years in federal prison for sex trafficking sued one of his accusers who wrote a trilogy on surviving his notorious family business.
Eleana Ross is the author and sex trafficking advocate living in St. Cloud who self-published the books in 2020 that were available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble before the lawsuit was recently filed in Hennepin County District Court. She furthered a public speaking career and shared her story on Minnesota Public Radio. All of this is subject to Derry Evans' lawsuit alleging Ross defamed him and caused harm to his reputation — despite his conviction and prison sentence.
But there are many likely hurdles for Evans' to overcome when considering First Amendment Rights and trying to prove that Ross, who also goes by the last name Lukes, intended to cause harm by sharing her lived experience, legal experts say. Proving reputation damage may also be difficult when looking at Evans' convictions: conspiring to transport women for the purpose of prostitution, transporting a minor for prostitution and money laundering. The 51-year-old is incarcerated at high security federal prison in Colorado with a 2073 release date.
He and a dozen members of his family spanning three generations were indicted in 1999. It was the largest federal prosecution of a juvenile sex trafficking ring in U.S. history, according to local and nationwide news reports. The family business, headquartered in north Minneapolis, targeted as many as 50...
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