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Sex Trafficking in Charlotte (2009)

A sex trafficking case from 2009 in Charlotte, United States. 1 source on file.

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What happened

ICE was invloved in the case. here is link to the latest article:http://www.charlotteobserver.com/597/story/983851.html?storylink=omni_popular

Response and intervention

Flores was arrested and one teenage victim took the stand to testify agianst her fromer pimp. it is unknown

Domestic Servitude2009

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, 2009

United States US

Mercedes Farquharson 63, of Union county, considered her self a deity. She convinced a mother she was a religiuos deity and to give her the mother's children.

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Sex Trafficking2006

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, 2006

United States US

There were 31 arrests made, reported by the Associated Press on August 16, 2006, with no details regarding the traffickers, other than the fact that it was connected with a Korean couple in New York City. Some of the charges brought against the 31 suspects include "conspiracy to engage in human trafficking, prostitution, and conspiracy to transport illegal aliens."* *sourced: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,208838,00.html

1 sourceArchive 2008–2016
CSEC2024

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, 2024

United States US

Between December 2023 and January 2024, two men trafficked a 16-year-old runaway for commercial sex across North and South Carolina, advertising her online, arranging encounters in hotel rooms and keeping the money she earned.

1 source