Woman Kills Sex Trafficker, Claims She Was Legally Allowed To

A Wisconsin woman has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for the killing of a man who was allegedly involved in sex trafficking her. Chrystul Kizer, now 24, pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of reckless homicide in connection with the 2018 death of 34-year-old Randall Volar.

Kenosha County Judge David Wilk sentenced Kizer to 11 years of initial confinement, followed by 5 years of extended supervision. Notably, "The judge did not make Kizer eligible for any early release programs at the Department of Corrections," as reported by The Associated Press. With credit for 570 days already served, Kizer is expected to be released in 2033, according to the Wisconsin State Public Defender's office.

In May, Kizer entered a guilty plea to second-degree reckless homicide, a move that allowed her to avoid a trial that could have resulted in a life sentence. The incident occurred when Kizer, then 17, shot Volar at his home in Kenosha, Wisconsin, before setting his house ablaze and stealing his vehicle. Prosecutors stated that Kizer and Volar met on a sex trafficking website, where she claims he had been molesting her and selling her into prostitution for over a year prior to his death. Kizer asserted that she shot Volar after he attempted to touch her.

Kizer's legal team argued that she should not be held criminally liable for her actions, citing a 2008 Wisconsin state law that states victims of sex trafficking are absolved from "any offense committed as a direct result" of being trafficked. In a significant ruling, the state Supreme Court determined in 2022 that Kizer could present this defense during her trial.

While "most states have passed similar laws over the past decade to offer sex trafficking victims at least some level of criminal immunity," according to The Associated Press, prosecutors argue that the intent of Wisconsin legislators could not have been to extend such protections to cases of homicide.

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