Overview
- Deion “Poppa Fetti” Philip, 33, was charged in the District of Maryland with two counts of sex trafficking of a child and one count of transporting a minor.
- Prosecutors allege he trafficked two minors for commercial sex in 2025, with one victim exploited for several weeks and another from October to November.
- If convicted on the federal trafficking counts, he faces a mandatory minimum of 10 years and up to life in prison on each; the case is brought under Project Safe Childhood.
- The federal charges follow a November 2025 state indictment after a Maryland State Police Child Recovery Unit operation rescued two missing girls, with Philip arrested in Hanover, Pennsylvania, and co-defendant Antoine Miles detained at a Minnesota airport.
- Investigators first located a critically missing child at a Towson Comfort Inn after responding to an online sex ad, and authorities are seeking tips as they examine whether there are additional victims.