Vincent Turner, 31, of Oakland, faces life in prison when he's sentenced by Alameda County Superior Court Judge Cecilia Castellanos on June 25. Jurors, who deliberated for only one day, found Turner guilty of two counts of kidnapping for financial gain from the female body, two counts of forcible rape and one count each of forcible oral copulation, pandering and human trafficking. Prosecutor Sharon Carney said the girls were only 15 and 16, respectively, at the time of the crimes in April 2009. Carney said Turner specifically picked minors to force into prostitution "because they were easier to take advantage of and intimidate." Oakland Police officer Jim Saleda has been working with sexually exploited minors for 10 years. "Pimps are the worst kind of predators," said Saleda, the police investigator, who worked on the case that resulted in Turner's conviction. "They abuse the girls and then send them out for other people to abuse them." He said Turner also chased the girls with pit bull dogs. "These are kids who have no one and no where to go," said Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O'Malley after announcing Turner's conviction. O'Malley has steered resources toward the conviction of traffickers and toward providing resources for children who are victims. "We've set out on a mission," she said, to rescue these kids and convict perpetrators and engage the community.
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