ATLANTA, Ga. (WDEF) – On Saturday, Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr announced that 26-year-old Reed Cohen Skelton has been convicted of trafficking a 16-year-old female in Fulton County.
According to Carr, Skelton, a former ICU nurse contacted the victim online and continued to communicate for several months using social media apps, including Snapchat requesting and sending sexually explicit content.
Skelton traveled to Cobb County in of November 2024. and then transported the teen to a hotel in Fulton County, where he rented a room and engaged in commercial sex with the minor.
He also created and possessed digital files of the act with the minor, in exchange, paying the victim $500.
On Feb. 12, 2026, Reed Cohen Skelton pleaded guilty to the following charges:
- 2 counts of Trafficking of Persons for Sexual Servitude
- 1 count of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor
Skelton was sentenced to 25 years, with the first 10 years to be served in prison and the remainder on strict probation. He is also required to register as a sex offender.
Skelton surrendered his nursing license as part of his guilty plea.
