00:07Transgender performer who pleaded guilty to child exploitation broke down in tears during
00:11his sentencing. Christopher Lynch, known on stage as Pasha Nicole, could be spending now
00:16life behind bars. Channel 2's Tony Thomas is in the newsroom with the suspect's emotional
00:21request for the judge.
00:22Justin Lynch told the judge he was sorry just before he was sentenced to a 30-year sentence.
00:27He must serve at least 14 of those years. An emotional day in a case highlighting what's
00:32being called a big problem in metro Atlanta.
00:35I've made a lot of mistakes in my life, but this is by far the most utterly intelligent
00:41stupid word I've ever made.
00:42Former performer Christopher Lynch admits he pimped and sexually exploited the teenage victim.
00:47Lynch could have spent life in prison if convicted of human trafficking, but negotiated the charges
00:53down to pimping.
01:06In court, prosecutors told the judge the 16-year-old victim was forced to have sex every day while
01:12being kept at the house.
01:13The defendant was manipulative, that she was airy, and that he was commanding.
01:19He withheld what he needed to withhold to make sure that people did what he wanted them to do.
01:25Lynch worked in Atlanta under the name Pasha Nicole and had a large following in the transgender
01:29community.
01:30His roommate, Steve Lemery, also faces several sex and trafficking-related charges, but has yet
01:36to go to trial.
01:37Under the plea deal announced today, Lynch will testify against him.
01:42I was wrong.
01:45Prosecutors consider the roommate, Lemery, the big fish in this case.
01:49His trial is due to start later this year.
01:51Live in the newsroom, Tony Thomas, Channel 2 Action News.
01:58So you can see the information here that is actually on the registry and the different aliases.
02:08And then you can actually click the link there for the Georgia State Registry to see it.
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