Two women accused of sex trafficking minors in Broward, Palm Beach counties
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Two women are now behind bars for their alleged involvement in sex trafficking of minors, the FBI announced.
Kiara Nunez, 21, in Hollywood, and Alexandra Ramirez, 19, in Coral Springs, were arrested by the Broward County Human Trafficking Task Force, which includes the Fort Lauderdale Police Department, Coral Springs Police Department, Miramar Police Department, the Broward County Office of the State Attorney and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida.
Federal court documents allege the pair was sex trafficking two 15-year-old girls from October 2019 through January 2020. On Jan. 29, 2020, one of the victims was recovered during a human trafficking operation at a hotel in Fort Lauderdale. Authorities reached out to the other victim for the first time on Feb. 12, and she told authorities both girls were forced to have sex for money at an Airbnb in Lake Worth.
Sexually explicit photos were taken of the girls and posted on websites used to advertise for prostitution, according to court documents. One of the victims had been reported missing by her family around Jan. 18.
Nunez and Ramirez are currently in federal custody and facing two counts of sex trafficking a minor.
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