Two undocumented migrants have been arrested in reference to the alleged intercourse trafficking of a 15-year-old woman, who was reported lacking from New York final month, in accordance with the Palm Seaside County Sheriff’s Workplace.
Colombian Yenire Karolina Pacheco Leiton, 33, and Venezuelan Enyerbert Alberto Blanco, 27, have been taken into custody early Saturday morning and are being held with out bond on the Palm Seaside County Jail. Pacheco Leiton faces 10 counts of human trafficking a minor and one depend of interference with custody. Blanco has been charged with interference with custody and resisting arrest with out violence.
The investigation started after the sheriff’s workplace acquired a tip on October 17 relating to the trafficking of a minor. The Human Exploitation and Trafficking Unit launched an inquiry and found the woman had been reported lacking from New York since mid-September. Investigators additionally discovered photographs of her in on-line advertisements generally used for business intercourse trafficking.
Detectives tracked Pacheco Leiton, Blanco, and {the teenager} to a Motel 6 close to Riviera Seaside. The woman was present in one room, whereas the 2 suspects have been in a separate room. Based on authorities, the woman admitted to having intercourse with a number of males in trade for cash, and that Pacheco Leiton had organized at the very least 13 “dates” for her, all with males over the age of 18.
A search of the woman’s cellphone revealed messages with shoppers and sexually express photographs utilized in trafficking advertisements. Further messages between the woman and Pacheco Leiton confirmed proof of grooming and trafficking, in accordance with the sheriff’s workplace. In Pacheco Leiton’s motel room, investigators discovered condoms and a ledger detailing funds and shoppers.
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At a court docket look on Saturday, a choose denied bond for each suspects and ordered them to don’t have any contact with the sufferer, any minors, or one another.
The Palm Seaside County Sheriff’s Workplace held a Monday information convention to announce the arrests.
Sheriff Ric Bradshaw mentioned they’re investigating if the trafficking case is linked to a Venezuelan gang, and that this isn’t the primary one thing alongside these traces has occurred within the county.
The sheriff mentioned each suspects will stay in jail till their subsequent court docket look. {The teenager} is awaiting choose up from New York Social Companies and might be reunited along with her household.
