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Drugs, death, prostitution: New details in Treasure Coast human trafficking case
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Drugs, death, prostitution: New details in Treasure Coast human trafficking case

ByEyes on Trafficking News

ST. LUCIE COUNTY − Daniel Rhodes got women addicted to drugs and dependent on him for their supply so they’d engage in prostitution as he controlled interactions with “buyers” and kept money for himself. At least one person reported being involved in “sex work” for Rhodes for about 13 months beginning in October 2018, and…

Jupiter spa owner arrested in prostitution, human-trafficking bust
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Jupiter spa owner arrested in prostitution, human-trafficking bust

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JUPITER — The owner of a Jupiter day spa has become the third woman to face charges in an international human trafficking and prostitution investigation as authorities have begun announcing the first arrests of men — 11 in Martin County alone — accused of soliciting sex at their storefront businesses. As part of the multi-agency…

Man and woman arrested for human trafficking, use of child in sexual performance – WPTV News Channel 5 West Palm
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Man and woman arrested for human trafficking, use of child in sexual performance – WPTV News Channel 5 West Palm

ByEyes on Trafficking News

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — An Indian River County man and a Brevard County woman have been arrested for human trafficking and use of a child in sexual performance. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) arrested Marc Phillip Dinkels, 33, of Vero Beach on two counts of human trafficking and one…