Wichita man sentenced for trying to profit from the sexual exploitation of a child

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — A man who faced human trafficking charges in Wichita has pleaded to lesser charges, and a judge sentenced him to about seven and a half years in prison.

Officers arrested Alan Vonshay Jones in December 2021. The court sealed the case, including the original charges against him.

But this June, Jones, 36, agreed to a plea deal, and the court released an amended complaint against him. The complaint listed 22 charges. Jones pleaded guilty to seven of them, while fifteen were dismissed:

• Count 1: Aggravated human trafficking — Dismissed
• Count 2: Aggravated human trafficking — Dismissed
• Count 3: Attempted robbery — Guilty plea
• Count 4: Battery — Dismissed
• Count 5: Criminal damage to property — Dismissed
• Count 6: Attempted commercial sexual exploitation of a child — Guilty plea
• Count 7: Criminal threat — Guilty plea
• Count 8: Criminal damage to property — Guilty plea
• Count 9: Aggravated human trafficking — Dismissed
• Count 10: Aggravated human trafficking — Dismissed
• Count 11: Aggravated human trafficking — Dismissed
• Count 12: Aggravated human trafficking — Dismissed
• Count 13: Rape — Dismissed
• Count 14: Aggravated criminal sodomy — Dismissed
• Count 15: Aggravated assault — Guilty plea
• Count 16: Criminal threat — Dismissed
• Count 17: Battery — Dismissed
• Count 18: Theft — Dismissed
• Count 19: Promoting the sale of sexual relations — Guilty plea
• Count 20: Promoting the sale of sexual relations — Dismissed
• Count 21: Promoting the sale of sexual relations — Guilty plea
• Count 22: Aggravated battery — Dismissed

District Judge Christopher Magana sentenced Jones to 92 months. When he is released, Jones will have lifetime postrelease supervision.

The judge also ordered him to pay $4,961.41 in restitution to the victims, $2,500 to the Human Trafficking Assistance Fund, and $800 to the Sedgwick County Child Advocacy Center.

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