The Georgia Attorney General’s Office announced Monday that a 40-year-old Thomson county man has been charged with trafficking and sexual exploitation of a 17-year-old female in McDuffie County.
Jimmy Mance was formally charged by the Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit in the Georgia Attorney General’s Office after the victim disclosed that she was sold for sex. The child was recovered in December 2025.
The Attorney General’s Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit took warrants* against Mance on April 13, 2026. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI), McDuffie County Sheriff’s Office, Thomson Police Department, Columbia County Sheriff’s Office, and Bibb County Sheriff’s Office also assisted in the arrest.
A summary of the charges against Mance is included below.
- Trafficking of Persons for Sexual Servitude in violation of O.C.G.A. § 16-5-46: Did unlawfully harbor a minor for the purpose of sexual servitude
- Trafficking of Persons for Sexual Servitude in violation of O.C.G.A. § 16-5-46: Did unlawfully provide a minor for the purpose of sexual servitude
- Sexual Exploitation of a Child in violation of O.C.G.A. § 16-12-100: Did possess a material which depicts a minor in any sexually explicit conduct
- Sexual Exploitation of a Child in violation of O.C.G.A. § 16-12-100: Did possess a material which depicts a minor in any sexually explicit conduct
The Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit was expanded in 2025 to include a new regional prosecutor and two investigators who work cases throughout Augusta and the surrounding counties.
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