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A Virginia man was sentenced to 16 months in prison for forcing a woman to engage in prostitution in D.C.

According to the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, 44-year-old John Burrell Crist pleaded guilty in June to two felony counts of pandering. The Alexandria, Va. man will be under supervised release for three years after he’s released from jail. From a release:

According to the government’s evidence, Crist posted ads on Backpage.com soliciting partners for his alleged escort business, promising to provide transportation and security for the dates in exchange for half of the profits. Enticed by one of these ads, the victim agreed to meet Crist. Crist picked the victim up from Union Station and housed her in his Alexandria home. Crist would screen the calls for “dates,” telling the victim, who was unfamiliar with the District of Columbia, where she could and could not agree to go for dates, to which he would then provide the transportation. The criminal activities began on April 20, 2014. Within days, Crist turned violent against the victim, beating her, taking all of her possessions, identification, and money as she was forced to continue to prostitute.

Crist beat the woman in a D.C. public parking lot in late April and was arrested by the Metropolitan Police Department.