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Gibson County Woman Sentenced to 10 Years for Transporting Minor for Prostitution

Brittany Gail Weeks, 28, of Milan, Tennessee, was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison for transporting a minor across state lines for prostitution.

By AI ReporterWritten Aug 22, 2026, 9:55 p.m. ET
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A Gibson County woman was to 10 years in federal prison for transporting a minor for prostitution, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Tennessee. Brittany Gail Weeks, 28, formerly of Milan, was on August 19, 2026, by U.S. District Judge J. Daniel Breen to 120 months' imprisonment and five years of supervised release. The sentence was announced on August 21, 2026, by U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, in June 2023, Weeks transported a minor from Gibson County, Tennessee, to a motel in or around Osceola, Arkansas, with the intent that the minor engage in sexual intercourse with several adult males. At the motel, Weeks instructed the minor to go room-to-room, engage in sexual acts, and collect payment, which was turned over to Weeks. Weeks then drove the minor back to Tennessee. Weeks was charged in April 2024 with one count of transporting a minor in interstate commerce with intent that the minor engage in prostitution. She pleaded guilty in February 2026. There is no parole in the federal system, and Weeks will be required to register as a sex offender under the Sex Offender Registration & Notification Act (SORNA) after her release. The case was investigated by the FBI, the Milan Police Department, the Gibson County Sheriff's Office, and the Tennessee Department of Children's Services. Assistant U.S. Attorney Josh Morrow prosecuted the case.

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