Cedric Dorsey Sentenced to 35 Years for Human Trafficking

Cedric Dorsey II, a 32-year-old Washington man, was sentenced to 35 years in prison for human trafficking in May 2025 after a King County jury convicted him of second-degree human trafficking, first-degree promoting prostitution, and first-degree unlawful possession of a firearm. The case, prosecuted by the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, began with a domestic violence call in Bellevue and uncovered a commercial sex operation that stretched across several states.¹

What Dorsey Was Convicted of Doing

Prosecutors said Dorsey controlled a 21-year-old woman by booking hotel rooms, posting commercial sex advertisements, and requiring her to collect deposits from buyers as a way to screen out law enforcement. She was trafficked in Seattle, Bellevue, Kent, SeaTac, and Renton, and in Las Vegas, Nevada.²

Investigators said Dorsey repeatedly beat the victim and stomped on her face, injuries that put her in the hospital.¹

How the Case Began

During the week of April 8, 2024, Bellevue police responded to a domestic violence call at an apartment in the Factoria neighborhood. The 21-year-old woman had escaped the apartment with help from construction workers nearby.³ Officers said they noticed “red flag indicators of sex trafficking,” which she confirmed.⁴ The department’s Human Trafficking Unit took over and determined she had been exploited in Washington and in several other states.

Social Media Became Evidence

Dorsey ran an account under the alias “CCC Cash Chasen Ced,” where he posted about the money he earned from trafficking and prostitution. In one post he posed with a long gun under the caption “I’m so Pimpish.”⁵ Bellevue Police Major Ellen Inman said investigators used the posts directly: “If you advertise it and make it available for us to use in our investigation, then that’s what we’ll do.”¹ Senior Deputy Prosecutor Braelah McGinnis said flaunting cash and luxury items online was part of a strategy to “sell the dream” and draw vulnerable people in.²

The Arrest and the Guns

On May 2, 2024, Bellevue police went to Dorsey’s apartment on the 4100 block of 124th Avenue Southeast. Citing his prior criminal history and the belief that he was armed, the department deployed a SWAT team around 6:00 a.m.³ Dorsey at first refused to come out. The Crisis Response Team brought in his mother, and he surrendered at 6:57 a.m.⁶

Inside the apartment, officers found roughly $12,000 in cash and three firearms. One was a stolen AK-47, reported stolen in October 2022 and banned under Washington state law.⁶

How the 35-Year Sentence Breaks Down

The trial took place in King County Superior Court in early 2025. Jurors convicted Dorsey on all three counts.⁷

At sentencing in May 2025, the judge imposed 35 years in prison plus a term of community custody. Two mandatory 60-month firearm enhancements accounted for 10 of those years. The remaining 25 came from Washington’s sentencing grid, calculated using the seriousness level of each offense and Dorsey’s offender score. He had multiple prior felony convictions, including theft, burglary, attempting to elude police, organized retail theft, and possession of a controlled substance by a prisoner, which raised that score and widened the standard range.⁸

The Appeal

Dorsey filed a motion to appeal his conviction on May 22, 2025. As of mid-2025, no outcome of the appeal had been publicly reported.⁷

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