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Men indicted on sex trafficking charges
Accused of prostituting a 13-year-old girl
Updated: Friday, 22 Jul 2011, 6:30 AM EDT
Published : Thursday, 21 Jul 2011, 11:05 PM EDT
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) - Two men accused of running a prostitution ring in Newport News have been indicted by a federal grand jury.
25-year-old Roberto A. Darden, of Newport News and 37-year-old Ujima Crudup, Hampton, Va were allegedly involved in the sex trafficking of children and the production of child pornography.
“These men are accused of taking advantage of a vulnerable teen and blackmailing her into prostitution,” said U.S. Attorney Neil H. MacBride.
The indictment says Darden and Crudup received money in exchange for sex acts performed by a 13-year-old girl. The defendants took the victim to hotels around Hampton Roads giving her alcohol and illegal drugs.
MacBride said they then videotaped the victim as she engaged in sex acts.
Darden and Crudup then allegedly talked her into signing a contract explaining the requirements of being a prostitute and working with the defendants.
According to MacBride, the men also made fliers, posted ads online and gave the victim a cell phone to communicate with her customers.
Darden and Crudup face a maximum of life in prison.
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