Convicted Sex Trafficker Sentenced to Additional 19 Months in Prison for Failing to Meet Sex Offender Registry Requirements and Violating Terms of Supervised Release

PHILADELPHIA — This is an official press release from the U.S. Department of Justice (USAO - Pennsylvania, Eastern), published as received.

PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that Malik Hudson, 30, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today to 15 months’ imprisonment, five years of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment by United States District Chief Judge Wendy Beetlestone for failing to keep his sex offender registration up to date. In addition, Judge Beetlestone imposed a consecutive sentence of four months’ imprisonment and a concurrent sentence of 10 years of supervised release for Hudson’s violation of the terms of his supervised release.

The defendant pleaded guilty in November 2018 to sex trafficking of a minor and was sentenced in September 2019 to 72 months in prison and 10 years of supervised release. Both Hudson’s guilty plea agreement and the sentencing judgment advised the defendant of his requirements under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (“SORNA”), including the need to “update his registrations not later than three business days after any change of name, residence, employment, or student status.” The defendant confirmed that he understood these obligations.

Hudson was released from Bureau of Prisons (“BOP”) custody on September 27, 2024, and began his term of supervised release. He then immediately absconded, never reporting to the U.S. Probation Office as required. The defendant’s assigned probation officer repeatedly tried to contact and locate the defendant, to no avail.

In addition to failing to report to the Probation Office, the defendant failed to update his sex offender registration, as required by law.

On October 8, 2024, the Probation Office filed a violation of supervised release (“VOSR”) petition against the defendant. Hudson was apprehended in June 2025, after being caught stealing items from a Philadelphia store.

This case was investigated by the U.S. Marshals Service and prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Eileen Castilla Geiger.