> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.bodiesburied.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # §2G1.1 Promoting a Commercial Sex Act or Prohibited Sexual Conduct with an Individual Other than a Minor: Federal Sentences, Fiscal Year 2016 - URL: https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-guideline-2g1-1-promoting-a-commercial-sex-act-or-prohibited-fy2016/ - Published: 2026-11-04T10:27:31.000Z - Updated: 2026-11-04T10:27:31.000Z - Description: In fiscal year 2016, 70 people were sentenced in federal court with §2G1.1 as the primary guideline. The median prison term was 24 months (2 years), and 96% pleaded guilty. The 3 people convicted after a trial had a median prison term of 204 months. - Author: Jocelyn C. Stewart - Tags: Understanding Trends, Federal [Trends](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/) › [Federal Prosecution Analysis](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal/) › [§2G1.1 Promoting a Commercial Sex Act or Prohibited Sexual C](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-guideline-2g1-1-promoting-a-commercial-sex-act-or-prohibited/) › §2G1.1: FY2016 **In brief:** In fiscal year 2016, 70 people were sentenced in federal court with §2G1.1 as the primary guideline. The median prison term was 24 months (2 years), and 96% pleaded guilty. The 3 people convicted after a trial had a median prison term of 204 months. Updated November 4, 2026 · Sources: U.S. Sentencing Commission and Federal Judicial Center, fiscal years 2016–2025 This post uses the U.S. Sentencing Commission's records of 70 people sentenced in federal court in fiscal year 2016\. Acquittals and dismissals come from a second source, the Federal Judicial Center's records of 753,808 federal defendants whose cases ended in fiscal years 2016 to 2025\. It is part of the [Federal Prosecution Analysis](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal/) series, which builds on [Military Moves Toward Sentencing Guidelines to Mirror the Federal System](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/military-sentencing-guidelines-federal-system/). How the numbers were built: [How the Federal Comparison Data Was Built](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-data-methodology/). ## Who Was Counted in Fiscal Year 2016 The U.S. Sentencing Commission counted 70 people in fiscal year 2016 whose primary guideline was §2G1.1\. The Guidelines Manual titles it "Promoting a Commercial Sex Act or Prohibited Sexual Conduct with an Individual Other than a Minor." The primary guideline is the one that set the offense level for the most serious count. The Commission also sorts cases into offense types. For these 70 people, the offense type was Commercialized Vice for 60 and Sexual Abuse for 10. The fiscal year ran from October 1, 2015 to September 30, 2016. ## Prison, Probation, and Supervised Release A total of 64 of the 70 people (91%) received a prison term. Another 3 (4%) received probation only, with no prison or other confinement. The median prison term among those sent to prison was 24 months. A quarter received 43 months or more, and a quarter received 12 months or less. The terms are those imposed, not time served. After prison, 57 people (81%) were ordered to serve supervised release. The median term was 36 months, and 1 person (1%) received supervised release for life. ## Guilty Pleas Compared With Trials A total of 67 of the 70 people (96%) pleaded guilty, and 3 were convicted after a trial. Of those who pleaded guilty, 94% had a written plea agreement and 6% entered straight pleas. The median prison term was 24 months after a guilty plea and 204 months after a trial. The trial figure is based on 3 people. It describes a very small group, and the records cannot show how the facts of those cases compared with the others. ## The Sentence and the Guideline Range Within the guideline range were 49% (34) of the 70 people with the information. Below the range at the government's request were 23% (16), and below the range without a government request were 14% (10). Above the range were 14% (10). A mandatory minimum prison term applied to 5 of the 70 people with that information recorded (7%). A fine was ordered for 4 people (6%), and restitution for 7 (10%). Criminal history: 50% were in the lowest category (Category I) and 11% in the highest (Category VI). Court-martial records have no criminal history field. ## Context From Other Years and Other Cases Across fiscal years 2016 to 2025, 612 people were sentenced under §2G1.1\. Of those, 94% were sent to prison, the median prison term was 33 months, 92% pleaded guilty, and 41% were sentenced within the range. The fiscal year 2016 median of 24 months was lower than the median for all years. The next year, fiscal year 2017, had 72 people, a median of 27 months, and 51% within the range. Everyone sentenced in federal court in fiscal year 2016, across every guideline, totaled 67,742 people. Their median prison term was 24 months, 97% pleaded guilty, and 49% were within the range. The yearly table shows each year for this guideline. | Fiscal year | People sentenced | Median prison | Pleaded guilty | | ----------- | ---------------- | ------------- | -------------- | | 2016 | 70 | 24 months | 96% | | 2017 | 72 | 27 months | 93% | | 2018 | 80 | 27 months | 89% | | 2019 | 82 | 27 months | 94% | | 2020 | 38 | 27 months | 89% | | 2021 | 58 | 30 months | 95% | | 2022 | 68 | 79 months | 90% | | 2023 | 46 | 84 months | 93% | | 2024 | 56 | 60 months | 89% | | 2025 | 42 | 75 months | 88% | ## What the Records Do Not Cover The Commission data includes only people who were convicted and sentenced. Acquittals and dismissals are not in it. There is no close court-martial counterpart for this guideline in the approved crosswalk, so this post reports the federal numbers on their own. A single year with 70 people is not a trend. ### How We Counted Everyone sentenced in federal court in fiscal year 2016 whose primary sentencing guideline was §2G1.1 (70), U.S. Sentencing Commission individual data files. The primary guideline is the one that set the offense level for the most serious count. Federal fiscal years run from October 1 to September 30\. No person, judge, or lawyer is identified in any of these records. ### What to Keep in Mind **No parole in federal prison; credit for good conduct.** Federal prison has no parole for crimes committed on or after November 1, 1987\. A federal prisoner can earn up to 54 days of good conduct credit for each year of the sentence the judge imposed, which is about 15%. Some federal prisoners can also earn First Step Act time credits, but many offenses make a person ineligible. The numbers in this post are the sentences judges imposed, not the time people actually served. **Federal supervised release.** Most federal prison sentences are followed by a term of supervised release that the judge sets as part of the sentence. A person who violates it can be sent back to prison. A court-martial cannot sentence anyone to supervision after release. Military parole and mandatory supervised release are decided later by a board, not by the judge at trial. **Who decides the sentence, and under what rules.** Federal judges sentence every federal case. They must calculate the Sentencing Guidelines range, which is advisory, and must impose any mandatory minimum the statute requires unless an exception applies. In courts-martial, the accused could choose sentencing by members until the rules changed. For cases in which every guilty finding is for an offense committed after December 27, 2023, a military judge sentences alone, within sentencing parameters. Courts-martial tried in 2024 and later include both old-rule and new-rule cases, and the data cannot tell them apart. **Time periods.** Federal numbers are by federal fiscal year (October 1 to September 30), based on the sentencing date. The military numbers are by trial date. Neither source has the date of the offense, so a change in law shows up in either data set gradually. **How life sentences and "time served" are counted.** In the federal numbers, a life sentence is counted as 470 months, and any other sentence longer than 470 months is counted as just under 470 months. A sentence of "time served" is counted as one day (0.03 months). Averages are affected by these rules; medians much less. **Mandatory minimum sentences.** Many federal statutes on drugs, images of child exploitation, child sex abuse, and firearms carry mandatory minimum prison terms. The UCMJ has mandatory minimums only for a few offenses (a dishonorable discharge or dismissal for rape and sexual assault, and life for premeditated murder). Federal sentences for these offenses are partly set by Congress, not by the judge. ## Related Analysis - [Military Moves Toward Sentencing Guidelines to Mirror the Federal System](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/military-sentencing-guidelines-federal-system/) (the background article) - [Federal Prosecution Analysis](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal/) (all federal posts) - [How the Federal Comparison Data Was Built](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-data-methodology/) (sources and method) - [§2G1.1 Promoting a Commercial Sex Act or Prohibited Sexual Conduct with an Individual Other than a Minor: Federal Sentences, FY2016–2025](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-guideline-2g1-1-promoting-a-commercial-sex-act-or-prohibited/) (overview) - [§2G1.1 Promoting a Commercial Sex Act or Prohibited Sexual Conduct with an Individual Other than a Minor: Federal Sentences, Fiscal Year 2017](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-guideline-2g1-1-promoting-a-commercial-sex-act-or-prohibited-fy2017/) (previous or next fiscal year) - [How Often Federal Judges Sentence Outside the Guideline Range](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-sentences-outside-guideline-range/) - [Mandatory Minimums: How Many Federal Sentences Are Set by Congress](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-mandatory-minimum-sentences/) - [U.S. Sentencing Commission, Individual Offender Datafiles](https://www.ussc.gov/research/datafiles/commission-datafiles?ref=bodiesburied.com) (source) - [Federal Judicial Center, Integrated Database (criminal defendants)](https://www.fjc.gov/research/idb?ref=bodiesburied.com) (source) **About the author.** Jocelyn C. Stewart is a retired Army JAG with more than 24 years of trying courts-martial and more than 200 jury trials. She hosts *Where All The Bodies Are Buried* and runs the [Law Office of Jocelyn C. Stewart](https://www.ucmj-defender.com/?ref=bodiesburied.com). This analysis is for education and information only. It is not legal advice, and every case is different.