Roswell police have arrested six people in connection with a juvenile trafficking ring that was operating out of a local motel.
Officers rescued two sisters under the age of 16, whom they believed were human trafficking victims, and have connected them with support services.
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In an exclusive interview with Channel 2’s Michael Seiden, police released the suspects’ names and confirmed the charges that they’re facing:
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Stephon Abercrombie, 34 – charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor (x2)
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Roy Daniel, 47 – charged with human trafficking (x2), contributing to the delinquency of a minor (x2), enticing a child for indecent Purposes (x2), sodomy (x2), aggravated sexual battery, sexual battery, child molestation and statutory rape
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Kyare Griffin, 31 – charged with human trafficking (x2), contributing to the delinquency of a minor (x2), enticing a child for indecent Purposes (x4), child molestation and statutory rape
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Terrance Parker, 30 – charged with child molestation, sexual battery (x2), statutory rape and sodomy
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David Rivera, 24 – charged with human trafficking (x2), contributing to the delinquency of a minor (x2), enticing a child for indecent Purposes (x2) and false statements
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Ridomar Vieira, 39 – charged with human trafficking (x2), enticing a child for indecent purposes (x2) and child molestation (x2)
Roswell police responded around 6 a.m. on March 16 to reports of a suspicious person in the area of 100 Creekside Way.
Police said the caller reported that a young girl was seen knocking on car windows and asking for a ride.
When officers arrived, they found the girl and her sister. They learned that the girls had been reported as runaways out of Paulding County several days earlier, police said.
Investigators determined that the two sisters had met several men on Snapchat and eventually met up with one of the men, who drove them to a parking lot in Douglasville, where he abandoned them.
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Police say the girls got back on Snapchat and met David Rivera, who arranged an Uber to take them to the Economy Hotel in Roswell with a plan to sexually abuse them.
It’s unclear how long they were there, but police say several adults, including hotel employees, provided the two girls with drugs and alcohol and forced them to have sex with other people, investigators confirmed.
As of Thursday, all of the suspects remained behind bars without bond.
Roswell police said the investigation remains ongoing, and additional arrests and charges are possible.
Anyone with additional information on this case is asked to contact the Roswell Police Department at 770-640-4100. Anonymous information can be provided through Crime Stoppers Atlanta at 404-577-TIPS(8477) or online at www.StopCrimeATL.org.
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