Father and son charged with trafficking women for sex www.privateofficer.com
Posted by privateofficernews on June 13, 2009
NASHVILLE, Tenn.June 13 2009 – It’s not something you expect to hear about – especially in Nashville. A father and son have been accused of trafficking women as sex slaves.
Officers arrested Charles and Timothy Lee Thursday morning at the Red Roof Inn on Sidco Drive. Turns out that one of the women asked motel managers to call police.
Three other women with the men were also arrested on drug charges.
Police said they later found the women featured in the erotic services sections of three internet sites.
Both men face several charges including trafficking sexual servitude.
Officers arrested Charles and Timothy Lee Thursday morning at the Red Roof Inn on Sidco Drive. Turns out that one of the women asked motel managers to call police.
Three other women with the men were also arrested on drug charges.
Police said they later found the women featured in the erotic services sections of three internet sites.
Both men face several charges including trafficking sexual servitude.
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notforsaletn said
We at Not For Sale Tennessee rejoice that the three trafficking victims noted in your story of June 12th, “Father, son kept women as sex slaves…,” are free. This is not the first, nor will it be the last such story, since human trafficking is the number two and fastest growing crime on the planet. With an economy healthier than in many cities, heavy convention and tourist traffic and three interstateshighways, Nashville is a prime operating ground for human traffickers.
We congratulate the hotel employee who helped in this rescue. Victims are often hidden in plain sight, until people become aware of and learn to detect human trafficking. We encourage Nashvillians to educate themselves about modern day slavery. A good place to start is by learning the red flags for victim identification, which can be found at notforsale.info. The federal hotline to reported suspected human trafficking is 888-3737-888.
Derri Smith
State Director
Not For Sale Tennessee
Notforsaletn.org