ATLANTA (MyFOX Atlanta) -- Five men are accused of forcing young women and girls from Mexico to work as prostitutes in metro Atlanta.The five were arraigned Monday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Janet F. King on charges of human trafficking and related offenses."We believe that the men would go to Mexico and befriend or seduce the young women tell them they were going to be their boyfriends, once they started dating in Mexico they'd get them to come to the U.S.," said Assistant U.S. Attorney Susan Coppedge.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Susan Coppedge says the men lured at least 10 victims from Mexico into Metro Atlanta. The men lived in Norcross and Cartersville, but were originally from Mexico and Uruguay.Federal authorities say teh victims, including four under 18, were lured to the U.S. with promises of jobs or romance, then held in suburban homes and made to perform sex acts with up to 30 men a night at $25 apiece.Investigators say ICE -- Immigration and Customs Enforcement -- worked with local authorities to make the arrests.

"Immigration and Customs Enforcement was the lead agency and they had help from Gwinnett and Bartow County local enforcement who saw these things going on in their community and helped conduct surveillance of the men taking women into various homes for prostitution," said Coppedge.Named in a 31-count indictment were 34-year-old Amador Cortes-Meza; 31-year-old Juan Cortes-Meza; 25-year-old Francisco Cortes-Meza, and 21-year-old Raul Cortes-Meza, all of Mexico and living in Norcross, and 69-year-old Edison Wagner Rosa Tort of Uruguay and living in Cartersville.


By:Ms.Divine
I know people are vulnerable and thirsty for their freedom from these other countries. It sickens me to see people in the states still doing it, despite the outcome or reasons for doing it in the first place. My fellow readers...what is your take on it?

Posted by Spice Avenue at 11:22 PM