Clemency considered for sex trafficking victim

(The Hill) - Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam (R) said that he is considering the clemency request for Cyntoia Brown a sex trafficking victim who was sentenced to life in prison for killing a 43-year-old man who solicited her for sex when she was 16 years old. Brown said she shot and killed her victim Johnny Mitchell Allan after she resisted his advances believing he was reaching for a gun. She then took a gun out of her purse and shot and killed Allan. Last week the Tennessee Supreme Court ruled that Brown must serve 51 years in prison before being eligible for release. Read More