DOTHAN, Ala. (WDNews) – A Dothan man has pleaded guilty to federal charges in connection with a violent, years-long sex trafficking operation that stretched across Alabama and North Florida.
Chad Cornelius Seymore, 49, of Dothan, entered a guilty plea on June 9, 2025, just before his trial was set to begin. Seymore admitted to conspiracy to commit sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion, receiving benefits from sex trafficking, interstate travel in aid of racketeering, and money laundering.
According to court documents, Seymore worked with others over a four-year period to recruit vulnerable women, often suffering from drug addiction, and force them into commercial sex acts. He targeted women staying in hotels or listed in online ads, bonded them out of jail, and used physical abuse and threats to control them.
His co-defendant, Kimberly Robinson Gandy, 47, of Gulfport, Miss., was convicted by a federal jury on June 18 on similar charges, including conspiracy and money laundering. Gandy was involved in trafficking women in Panama City Beach and Destin.
Federal prosecutors say the pair used online money exchange services to move profits made from the commercial sex acts.
Sentencing for Seymore is scheduled for August 15 at the U.S. Courthouse in Tallahassee. Gandy will be sentenced September 15.
“This outcome is a testament to the outstanding collaborative work of the Capital City Human Trafficking Task Force,” said U.S. Attorney John P. Heekin. “We have dismantled this sex trafficking conspiracy and obtained justice on behalf of its victims.”
The case was part of Operation Take Back America, a national initiative targeting transnational crime and human trafficking. It involved multiple agencies, including the Dothan Police Department, Leon County Sheriff’s Office, Homeland Security Investigations, the FBI, and others across Florida and Alabama.
The case is being prosecuted by First Assistant U.S. Attorney Michelle Spaven.
