Sex Trafficking2009
United States US
Avery recruited his prostitutes at bus stations and off the street, wooing them with pricey clothes and jewelry, according to a criminal complaint. One prostitute said Avery was "selling me my dreams," it said. The case is being investigated by the Criminal Division of the Internal Revenue Service, the FBI and the detectives from the Milwaukee Police Department and prosecuted by the U.S. attorney's office.
Sex Trafficking2011
United States US
The trafficker is Sean Patrick, a 37-year-old pimp from Milwaukee. Patrick was charged with child sex trafficking on 10/26/2011 in federal court in Milwaukee. The charges pertain to the trafficking of three girls, whom he forced to work as prostitutes between 2006 and 2010. They were trafficked to Chicago and other locations not specified in the sources. Patrick often transported the girls in a van on which he had painted "Ho Hauler" and forced the girls to pose nude outside the van for his friends. The victims were forced to sell sex 5-7 nights per week and turn the money over to Patrick. The victims were subjected to physical violence if they failed to make enough money. Information regarding how the victims were recruited, their ages, or the length of time each was in bondage is not available from the sources.
Sex Trafficking2011
United States US
Local (Oak Creek, WI) police discovered the victim, a 14 year old girl, during an investigation into escort services. In or about May 2010 Booker picked up his 14 year old victim on West North Avenue in Milwaukee, then took nude photos of her. The photos were posted on www.backpage.com, advertising the girl as a 19 year old escort. The girl was then taken to a hotel where she engaged in sex with men, who paid Booker and another woman, Holly Arnold, age 23. The victim told a detective she was afraid to leave the hotel because she did not know where she was, had no money, and no way of going elsewhere.