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23-05-2025
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N.Y. man met teen online before sexual assaults in Mass., DA says
A New York man was charged in connection with a child under 14 years old who met a man online and was sexually assaulted more than once, Plymouth County District Attorney Tim Cruz's office said Friday. Justin Flores, 20, of Poughkeepsie, appeared in Brockton District Court where he pleaded not guilty to one count each of rape of a child, enticement of a minor and indecent assault and battery on a child under 14. Flores was held on $75,000 cash bail, but a judge ordered that he have no contact with the child in this case, Cruz's office said in a statement. The Abington Police Department continues to actively investigate the case. Police arrested Flores after they looked into claims that Flores met with the child online, met in person and twice the child was sexually assaulted, Cruz's office said. After obtaining a warrant, Abington police arrested Flores at Logan International Airport on Thursday. Flores' next court appearance is scheduled for June 13. N.H. pays Harmony Montgomery's mother over $2M to settle wrongful death lawsuit Boston woman accused of trafficking missing 15-year-old girl for sex Man sentenced to life in prison for killing Boston cab driver remembered as 'loving dad' Ex-Seekonk postmaster spent stolen USPS money at casinos, feds say Cold case investigators hope public can ID Mass. homicide victim after 50 years Read the original article on MassLive.
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Yahoo
Boston woman accused of trafficking missing 15-year-old girl for sex
A 29-year-old woman on probation was charged with sex trafficking of a minor after prosecutors say she advertised commercial sex with a 15-year-old girl reported missing. Shakera Pina, of Boston, will appear on the charge in federal court in Boston at a later date. Pina is in state custody on 'related charges,' U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts Leah Foley's office said in a statement. On April 7, law enforcement encountered online postings advertising sex with a 15-year-old girl who had been reported missing. Days later, as part of a sting operation, law enforcement responded to the advertisement, posing as a potential sex buyer. In subsequent conversations, the person who posted the advertisements agreed to meet the purported buyer at a hotel that night for a commercial sex date with the minor. At the hotel, law enforcement 'recovered' a different 15-year-old. Prosecutors say text messages on the minor's phone showed Pina instructing them how to interact with buyers and what to do with the proceeds. Law enforcement found Pina in the parking lot of the hotel, waiting inside her car, according to Foley's office. Pina is accused of fleeing police when they approached her car with flashing emergency lights. Prosecutors say she refused to open her car door to officers who approached on foot and was 'observed manipulating her cell phone ... in an apparent attempt to delete evidence.' Officers then broke the driver's side window of the car. As Pina was being placed on the ground, she threw two cell phones in her possession, according to Foley's office. The 15-year-old girl originally depicted in the advertisement was also found by law enforcement and 'disclosed that Pina also trafficked her during the same time period, requiring her to engage in commercial sex and provide Pina with the proceeds,' according to the statement. At the time, Pina was on probation in connection with an incident in 2022 where prosecutors say she stabbed another woman multiple times in the thigh and abdomen. The charge of sex trafficking a minor carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years and up to life in prison. Prosecutors urged anyone who may be impacted or experiencing commercial sex trafficking or child exploitation to contact Man sentenced to life in prison for killing Boston cab driver remembered as 'loving dad' Ex-Seekonk postmaster spent stolen USPS money at casinos, feds say Cold case investigators hope public can ID Mass. homicide victim after 50 years 'His mercy was never returned': Jordan Cabrera sentenced to 12-15 years for fatally shooting Jahvante Perez Western Mass. man pleads guilty to recording himself raping minors Read the original article on MassLive.
