A pimp sentenced to 15 years in jail is now being ordered to pay his victims more than $1.5 million in restitution for exploiting the women who were hooked on crack.

It’s a stunning penalty for Jermall Anderson, 45, of Tewksbury, who trafficked the victims all over New England, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania, federal prosecutors said.

“I’m glad the judges are going after these guys,” said Ed Davis, former Boston police commissioner and now a security expert. “It’s sending a strong statement.”

Davis said when he was a young detective he would bust pimps who would just return to selling women on the streets once they completed their prison terms. This type of punishment, he added, is the brand of harsh sentencing that pushes back at the seamy sex trade.

Anderson pleaded guilty to seven counts of sex trafficking by force, fraud and coercion; one count of coercion and enticement; and one count of interstate transportation for the purpose of prostitution.

Boston-based federal Judge Denise Casper ordered restitution in the amount of $1,510,300 to be paid to the survivors “victimized by Anderson who sex trafficked seven women over the span of four years,” Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Leah B. Foley and Michael Krol, Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations in New England, announced Friday.

Anderson has already been sent to prison, but he did object to a higher penalty of $1.8 million, arguing in court filings that living and food expenses should be calculated along with what each of the seven earned as prostitutes.

It’s a vulgar calculation that the judge ultimately ruled was “appropriate,” filings state.

“Estimates were based on grand jury testimony of the victims and other information in the record about Anderson’s prostitution operation,” the court added.

The women stated they worked “most nights” and about “20 days” out of a month, while he charged “johns” $125 to $50 per 30 minutes or $250 an hour.

The women were expected to earn up to $600 a day, court records state, and some of the women had “one to 20 dates a day.”

“Anderson and his co-conspirators targeted vulnerable victims, specifically those struggling from drug addiction, homelessness and lack of economic resources,” Foley and Krol said in a statement. “Anderson recruited women struggling with drug addiction directly from detox and drug rehabilitation facilities and forced and coerced them into providing commercial sex for his financial benefit.”

They added that the collection of the restitution “will continue for 20 years after a defendant has completed any period of incarceration or until restitution is paid in full.”

The women, many of whom are in drug-treatment programs, were given various payouts based on the days worked under Anderson’s control. They are:

Survivor 1: $508,000

Survivor 2: $40,000

Survivor 3: $91,300

Survivor 4: $252,000

Survivor 5: $264,000

Survivor 6: $10,000

Survivor 7: $345,000

If you or someone you know may be impacted or experiencing commercial sex trafficking, please contact USAMA.VictimAssistance@usdoj.gov.