New York Escorts: 3 charged in Md. human trafficking crackdown
3 charged in Md. human trafficking crackdown
Associated Press03/02/10 11:18 AM EST
ROCKVILLE, MD. — Montgomery County police say a crackdown on human trafficking has led to multiple arrests.
Police say 31-year-old Arash Koraganie Ghulam Abbas of Germantown was arrested and charged with several counts of human trafficking on Friday. Officials say Abbas had an Internet escort service that ran as a front for prostitution and human trafficking.
Two days earlier, police arrested 24-year-old Deangelo A. Bynum of northeast Washington and charged him with solicitation of a minor for prostitution in another case. Bynum is accused of trying to recruit a 16-year-girl he found on Facebook.
Earlier last month, police made four arrests connected with a group that brought a 15-year-old girl from New York to Maryland and advertised her on Craigslist for prostitution.