Kennedy Hs Coach Accused Of Human Trafficking

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KCRA) — A Kennedy High School soccer coach, who also worked as a ride-share driver, was arrested in connection with human trafficking of teen girls, Sacramento County sheriff's officials said Friday.

Elan Daniel Seagraves, 34, of Sacramento, was taken into custody Christmas morning on charges related to human trafficking and pimping of a minor, investigators said.

A 17-year-old girl called 911 just before 3 a.m. Monday, telling that she was a victim of sexual assault and was being forced into human trafficking, the sheriff's department said.

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Prostitution Boss And Mother Convicted In Columbia Of Multi-State Sex Trafficking

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A Gastonia, N.C., man was convicted in federal court in Columbia Friday on eight counts including sex trafficking, child pornography and illegal firearms.

Samuel Pratt, 34, who was arrested in Columbia, ran a sex trafficking business that operated in South Carolina, North Carolina and New York, prosecutors said.

His mother, Daphne Pratt, earlier pleaded guilty to conspiracy to sex traffic children in the case, said U.S. Attorney Beth Drake in a news release.

During the four-day trial, witnesses testified about the manipulation and abuse involved in sex trafficking operations at work in the Carolinas that included children as young as 14 years old, Drake said.

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Jury Finds Accused Pimp Guilty Of Human Trafficking

DANVERS — A Salem Superior Court jury on Friday morning found Steven Diaz, 34, of Everett, guilty on charges of human trafficking and deriving support from prostitution.

Attorney General Maura Healey announced the verdict in a statement that afternoon. The jury, which began deliberations Thursday afternoon in the case, found Diaz not guilty of kidnapping.

"This defendant preyed on a vulnerable woman and coerced her into engaging in commercial sex with multiple men," Healey said in a statement. "People victimized by the egregious crime of human trafficking have not chosen this path for themselves and we will aggressively prosecute those who exploit others for their own profit."

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