RTC report called for woman profiting off prostituting two minors; man jailed for engaging service
The man was one of eight charged with procuring commercial sex from the minors.
A woman, 20 years old, is facing reformative training after allegedly exploiting two underage girls into prostitution and profiting from their earnings. The woman cannot be named to protect the identities of the two girls, who were around 16 years old when the offenses took place. The woman pleaded guilty on September 14 to three charges, including recruiting a person for exploitation, receiving payment for the exploitation of a trafficked victim, and living off the earnings of the prostitution of another person.
The first victim, believed to be 15 years old, initially approached the woman in January 2024, expressing a desire to provide sexual services for money. The woman agreed to assist the girl in finding clients in exchange for the girl purchasing her food. The woman advertised the girl's services on Telegram, receiving two messages from potential clients who paid her $100 each for a sexual act. The girl used part of her earnings to buy clothes and food for the woman.
The second victim, 16 years old at the time, befriended the woman through Instagram in May 2023. On February 5, 2024, the girl contacted the woman after seeing a boy on the woman's Instagram post. The woman claimed she could introduce the boy to the girl, who agreed to help him repay a personal debt by performing paid sexual acts.
The woman asked the girl not to disclose the arrangement to the boy, who she introduced to her at the boy's home. The woman advertised the girl's sexual services on Telegram and the girl performed acts for clients, receiving $1,435 from her exploitation between February 10 and February 22, 2024.
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