Man sentenced for drugging, forcing woman to prostitute herself over 100 times

A Sioux Falls man accused of controlling a woman with drugs and forcing her to prostitute herself more than 100 times over the span of about five months has been sentenced to 2 ½ years in federal prison.

The Argus Leader newspaper reports that 36-year-old Michael Dickey was sentenced Monday.

Authorities say Dickey brought the woman to Sioux Falls from St. Cloud, Minnesota. They say he injected her with narcotics up to three times a day, posted ads for prostitution online and arranged for sex acts in hotel rooms or at his apartment.

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