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the fact that Minor Victim-6 had not attained the age of 14 years, and knowing that Minor Victim-6 would be caused to engage in commercial sex acts, to wit, ENGLISH attempted to recruit, entice, transport, and obtain Minor Victim-6, an thirteen-year-old girl, to engage in sexual acts with at least one man in exchange for money, some of which ENGLISH would keep for himself. (Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1594(a), 1591(a) (1) and (b) (1), and 2.) COUNT EIGHT (Sex Trafficking of Minor Victim-7) The Grand Jury further charges: 8. At least in or about October and November 2013, in the Southern District of New York and elsewhere, CLAUDIUS ENGLISH, a/k/a "Jay Barnes," a/k/a "Brent English," the defendant, in or affecting interstate and foreign commerce, recruited, enticed, harbored, transported, provided, obtained, advertised, maintained, patronized, and solicited a person who had attained the age of 14 years but had not attained the age of 18 years at the time ("Minor Victim-7"), and attempted to do the same, knowing, having had a reasonable opportunity to observe, and in reckless disregard of the fact that Minor Victim-7 had not attained the age of 18 years, and knowing that Minor Victim-7 would be caused to engage in commercial sex acts, to wit, ENGLISH recruited and enticed Minor Victim-7, a fourteen-year-old girl, to travel to the Bronx, New