Samuel Lowry gets 27 years in prison for giving teen crack, using her for prostitution

Police say man found 17-year-old in drug den, took advantage of her

MIAMI – A South Florida man who provided crack cocaine to a 17-year-old girl and used her for prostitution has been sentenced to 27 years in prison.

Judge Milton Hirsch handed down the sentence to Samuel Lowry on Wednesday.

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Lowry was convicted in January on one count of deriving support from prostitution, three counts of unlawful sexual activity with a minor and three counts of providing a controlled substance to a minor.

Police said Lowry found a 17-year-old girl in a drug den and took advantage of her by providing her crack cocaine, to which she became addicted. Lowry fed her addiction by selling her body.