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Yahoo
12-03-2025
- Yahoo
California man accused of trafficking missing 17-year-old girl for sex in Boston area, other states
A California man is accused of trafficking a 17-year-old girl for sex in the Boston area and in other states, after the girl was reported missing from her Ohio home, the U.S. Attorney said. Ibrahim Abdul-Alim Bin Hajj Yahya Abdul-Malik, 37, of San Jose, Calif., was arrested and charged with sex trafficking a minor, U.S. Attorney Leah Foley said in a statement on Wednesday. Abdul-Malik was arrested on March 10 in California and made his initial appearance in a California courtroom, Foley said. He will appear in federal court in Boston at a later date. According to the charging documents, on Dec. 11, 2024, law enforcement received information that a 17-year-old girl was being advertised for commercial sex acts online in the Boston area. The girl had previously been reported missing from her home in Ohio in August. Investigators identified advertisements containing photographs of the victim and a phone number used to use to arrange commercial sex acts with the girl. Undercover officers responded to the sex ad and the responding telephone number, and 'arranged for a commercial sex date at a hotel in Cambridge,' prosecutors said. There, law enforcement recovered the teenage girl and seized her iPhone as evidence. A subsequent investigation found that, around Nov. 13, 2024, Abdul-Malik began trafficking the girl in other states, posting commercial sex ads for the girl on various websites, Foley said. Prosecutors allege that Abdul-Malik falsified the girl's age on those websites, stating that she was 20, to avoid detection by law enforcement. During a search of the girl's phone, investigators allegedly found messages from Abdul-Malik about the girl engaging in commercial sex acts with sex buyers, Foley said. On multiple occasions, prosecutors allege that Abdul-Malik directed the teenage girl to have sex buyer payments sent to a Zelle account he controlled. After the sex buyer sent the payment, Abdul-Malik would confirm receipt of the money and keep all of the profits, prosecutors allege. Abdul-Malik is said to have fled the Boston area immediately after the Dec. 11, 2024 undercover operation in Cambridge. Prosecutors said he bought an airline ticket to fly from Boston to San Jose, Calif. on a flight that departed at 6 a.m. on Dec. 12. If convicted of the charge of sex trafficking of children, Abdul-Malik faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years and up to life in prison, at least five years and up to a lifetime of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000. If you or someone you know is a victim of commercial sex trafficking, investigators urge you to contact This is a developing story. Check back for updates as more information becomes available. Download the FREE Boston 25 News app for breaking news alerts. Follow Boston 25 News on Facebook and Twitter. | Watch Boston 25 News NOW
USA Today
24-02-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
How Mansur Abdul-Malik chose to react, respond to get upper hand after UFC Seattle adversity
SEATTLE – Mansur Abdul-Malik beat Nick Klein with a second-round TKO Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC Fight Night 252 at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle. Take a look inside the fight with Abdul-Malik, who was the biggest favorite on the card at a massive number of more than 12-2 against the short-notice replacement for Antonio Trocoli. Mansur Abdul-Malik def. Nick Klein Result: Mansur Abdul-Malik def. Nick Klein via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 3:24 Updated records: Abdul-Malik (8-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC), Klein (6-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) Key stats: Abdul-Malik had to go out of the first round for just the second time; the first time was on DWCS this past August. Abdul-Malik on the fight's key moment 'I definitely wasn't hurt (from the first-round knockdown), but I got knocked off-balance, got knocked off my game, whatever it was. But in that moment, it was a moment of adversity. I had to get myself to where I needed to be, focused on the next round, and got it done.' Abdul-Malik on his 100 percent finish rate 'It absolutely feels good, but then in my mind you have to look at the quality of the finishes. I've had better finishes than that, and I look at inside, what happened leading up to the finish? What were the techniques used? What was the defense? What were the things that I did well? What did I not do well? then the finish comes. So I don't really focus on the finish. I focus on everything in between that. But I'm grateful for another finish. Job well done, Mansur.' Abdul-Malik on what he wants next 'I want to make sure I get better first, and then I want to return. For me, that's not necessarily a lot of time. I get better bi-weekly. I'm a completely different person every two weeks. Every three weeks, I adopt a new personality. So (my time off) could be very, very, very short. I just want to make sure I do things correctly – heal my body and get ready for another weight descent.' To hear more from Abdul-Malik, check out the video of the full post-fight interview above. For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie's event hub for UFC Fight Night 252. Gallery Mansur Abdul-Malik def. Nick Klein at UFC Seattle: Best photos View 21 photos
USA Today
23-02-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
UFC Fight Night 252 video: Mansur Abdul-Malik rallies for TKO of Nick Klein
Mansur Abdul-Malik looked like he was on the verge of an upset loss in the opening round at UFC Fight Night 252, but he showed major perseverance to defeat Nick Klein. Klein (6-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) nearly pulled off a shocker in the opening round of the middleweight bout at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle when he landed a vicious spinning back elbow that rocked Abdul-Malik (8-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) and had the betting favorite of more than 12-1 on skates. Abdul-Malik survived the round and in the second, confidently took over by pushed Klein to the mat then battered him with punches until the referee stepped in at the 3:24 mark of Round 2. Check out the replay below (via X): After the win, Abdul-Malik expressed disappointment with getting caught in the first round but promised to return better in his next performance. 'That was not a good performance by me – period, point blank,' Abdul-Malik said in his post-fight interview with Michael Bisping. 'But I'm grateful. On to the next.' Up-to-the-minute UFC Fight Night 252 results include: For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie's event hub for UFC Fight Night 252.
