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CSEC in Lehigh Acres, Florida (2010)

A CSEC case from 2010 in Lehigh Acres, Florida, United States. 1 source on file.

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What happened

"Human trafficking or slavery - it doesn't get more serious because the people who bring the slaves over know exactly what slaves are getting into. This is a high priority of our office, the Unites States, the Department of Justice and the FBI," said Chief Assistant U.S. Attorney Doug Molloy. Domingo will be back in court next week for a bond hearing and officials we spoke to say more charges may be filed. Reported by Stacey Deffenbaugh stacey.deffenbaugh@abc-7.com

Response and intervention

The victim was brought to Immokalee illegally in 2008 from Guatemala. Investigators say the girl was held against her will and Domingo was taking the money she made in the farm fields. Court documents go on to state that on several occasions, Domingo took pictures and videos of the 16-year-old victim having sex with several men against her will. The victim said that would happen several times a week. Not reported

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