> ## 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 2019 - URL: https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-guideline-2g1-1-promoting-a-commercial-sex-act-or-prohibited-fy2019/ - Published: 2026-11-04T10:27:34.000Z - Updated: 2026-11-04T10:27:34.000Z - Description: In fiscal year 2019, 82 people were sentenced under §2G1.1, the largest yearly count for this guideline in the table. The median prison term was 27 months (2.2 years). Only 34% were sentenced within the guideline range, and 35% were below it at the government's request. - 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: FY2019 **In brief:** In fiscal year 2019, 82 people were sentenced under §2G1.1, the largest yearly count for this guideline in the table. The median prison term was 27 months (2.2 years). Only 34% were sentenced within the guideline range, and 35% were below it at the government's request. 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 82 people sentenced in federal court in fiscal year 2019\. 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/). ## A Low Share of Sentences Within the Range Of the 82 people with range information, 34% (28) were sentenced within the guideline range. Below the range at the government's request were 35% (29), and below the range without a government request were 21% (17). Above the range were 10% (8). The 34% within-range share was lower than the 41% for all fiscal years 2016 to 2025 under this guideline. It was also lower than the 51% for everyone sentenced in federal court in fiscal year 2019. A mandatory minimum prison term applied to 13 of the 82 people with that information recorded (16%). ## Prison Terms and Probation The U.S. Sentencing Commission counted 82 people with §2G1.1 as the primary guideline in fiscal year 2019\. The Guidelines Manual titles it "Promoting a Commercial Sex Act or Prohibited Sexual Conduct with an Individual Other than a Minor." A total of 77 (94%) received a prison term, and 2 (2%) received probation only. The median prison term was 27 months. A quarter received 120 months or more, and a quarter received 15 months or less. 1 person received a life sentence. Supervised release was ordered for 77 people (94%), with a median term of 60 months. Supervised release for life was given to 2 (2%). ## Pleas and Trials A total of 77 of the 82 people (94%) pleaded guilty, and 5 were convicted after a trial. Of the guilty pleas, 95% had a written plea agreement and 5% were straight pleas. The median prison term was 27 months after a guilty plea and 300 months after a trial. The trial group has 5 people, which is small. ## Fines, Restitution, and Criminal History A fine was ordered for 3 people (4%). Restitution was ordered for 21 (26%). In criminal history, 28% were in the lowest category (Category I) and 10% were in the highest (Category VI). Court-martial records have no criminal history field. ## Neighboring Years and All-Case Figures Fiscal year 2018 had 80 people, a median of 27 months, and 44% within the range. Fiscal year 2020 had 38 people, a median of 27 months, and 42% within the range. The medians in these years were about the same. For all fiscal years 2016 to 2025, 612 people were sentenced under this guideline. Of those, 94% went to prison, the median prison term was 33 months, and 92% pleaded guilty. The Commission's offense types for the 82 people were Commercialized Vice for 60 and Sexual Abuse for 22\. Across every guideline in fiscal year 2019, 76,538 people were sentenced, with a median prison term of 21 months and 98% guilty pleas. The year ran from October 1, 2018 to September 30, 2019. | 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 Numbers Leave Out The Commission data includes only people who were convicted and sentenced. Acquittals and dismissals are not counted, and prison terms are those imposed rather than time served. The approved crosswalk has no close court-martial counterpart for this guideline, so this post reports the federal numbers on their own. The records cannot show why the within-range share was lower in this year. ### How We Counted Everyone sentenced in federal court in fiscal year 2019 whose primary sentencing guideline was §2G1.1 (82), 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 2018](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-guideline-2g1-1-promoting-a-commercial-sex-act-or-prohibited-fy2018/) (previous or next fiscal year) - [§2G1.1 Promoting a Commercial Sex Act or Prohibited Sexual Conduct with an Individual Other than a Minor: Federal Sentences, Fiscal Year 2020](https://www.bodiesburied.com/trends/federal-guideline-2g1-1-promoting-a-commercial-sex-act-or-prohibited-fy2020/) (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.