Alabama Women Accused of Selling Teen For Sex is Sentenced to Prison
By J. Thomas Wade
Blue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News
June 15, 2026
OPELIKA, Ala. An Alabama woman accused of selling a teen for sex repeatedly online has been sentenced to 11 years behind bars after reaching a plea agreement.
U.S. Attorney Thomas Govan announced that Jada Renee Coggins, 24, who is accused in a commercial sex trafficking scheme involving a minor will also be on probation for five years after her release and will have to register as a sex offender for life.
“Commercial sex trafficking inflicts deep and lasting harm, especially when minors are involved,” said Govan. “Removing those who exploit minors from our streets makes our communities safer and protects future potential victims. Our office will continue to aggressively prosecute individuals who participate in these schemes and seek justice for the victims.”
According to law enforcement, Coggins conspired with a co-defendant to traffic a 17-year-old. She photographed the teen and used those images to advertise sex online. She then transported the girl to engage in those commercial sex acts and collected the money from those transactions.
The co-defendant, Chloe Michelle Alexander, 31, of Opelika, also pleaded guilty and will be sentenced in August.
The case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, and the Opelika Police Department. Assistant United States Attorneys Tara S. Ratz, J. Patrick Lamb, and Russell T. Duraski prosecuted the case.
This prosecution was part of Project Safe Childhood—a nationwide initiative launched by the Department of Justice’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section to combat child sexual exploitation through coordination among federal, state, and local agencies.
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