Under the United States Sentencing Guidelines, perpetrators of sex trafficking offenses are assigned a beginning offense level of 34 unless the offense did not involve force and the victim was between the ages of 14-18.  Such cases begin at offense level 14. For general purposes of reference (because the Guidelines are not the only driver of a sentence) the minimum sentence under level 34 is 151 months. Under level 14 it is 15 months. Remember, the statutory minimum is 10 years, meaning that 10 years is the lowest sentence possible regardless of the Guideline recommendation.