Press Releases : commercial sex abuse or a minor

Defendant Who Allegedly Held 15-Year-Old Girl Captive at South Jersey Hotel Indicted by Grand Jury on Human Trafficking Charges

Jan 18, 2024 | Burlington County | captive | commercial sex abuse or a minor | Conspiracy | criminal restraint | Division of Criminal Justice | engaging in prostitution with a minor | facilitating human trafficking | human trafficking | Indictment | Missing Persons and Human Trafficking Unit | New Jersey State Police | NJSP | NJSP Special Investigations Unit | Pennsylvania | promoting organized street crime | prostitution of a minor | sex trafficking | Sexual Assault | South Jersey Horel | Child Protection | Division of Criminal Justice | Human Trafficking | Press Release | Sexual Assault Victims

Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) today announced that a state grand jury voted to file criminal charges against a suspect who was allegedly operating a human trafficking network in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.