COLUMBUS, Ohio — A Columbus man was sentenced Tuesday to 25 years in prison for sex trafficking women, according to U.S. Attorney Kenneth Parker’s office.
In February 2022, court documents say the Central Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force received a tip from a Columbus Division of Police emergency operator. The tip said an individual had contacted authorities after receiving a business card from a man advertising a modeling agency.
The caller received the card at the Red Roof Inn on Renner Road in west Columbus. The card was for a company called Elite Diamond Studios and the advertised phone number was linked to Terrael Alls, 29, as well as various online sex escort advertisements.
Alls, also known as "Rell" or "Ace," recruited women under the guise of modeling for him as a photographer. He served as a pimp for his victims, advertising them for sexual escort services on websites.
Authorities say Alls transported victims to and from hotels while giving them drugs such as fentanyl and meth. He used their drug dependency against them to keep profiting from their commercial sex acts.
Alls was also physically abusive to his victims. In one instance, he fired a gun near a victim's head and threatened to pistol-whip her. He also punched victims and slammed them onto tables.
An examination of Alls' digital devices revealed location data or WiFi logins at several hotels, including Scarlet Inn in Worthington, Motel 6 in Grove City and Red Roof Inn in Columbus. Alls' laptop had more than 42,000 sexually explicit images and videos.
Alls was arrested in March 2023 and pleaded guilty in February 2024. He was sentenced for sex trafficking and use of a facility of interstate commerce in aid of racketeering.
