Tallahassee, FL (January 28, 2019) – Police have arrested a 36-year-old man named Tyron Watson for allegedly forcing a 14-year-old girl to have sex with other men for money.
The victim spoke with deputies and told them that Watson forced her to have sexual encounters with various different men since she was 13 years of age. She said that Watson also had sex with her at least twice and maybe more times.
Watson also allegedly threatened to kill the young female and her family if she stopped working for him. She was only permitted to have occasional phone calls with her mom to let her know that she was okay. The girl, on one occasion, was locked in a hotel room for two weeks and was not permitted to leave.
Police arrested Watson for charges of human trafficking and prostitution, as well as two counts of lewdness with a minor.
Tallahassee Human Trafficking Laws
Across the state of Florida, sex crimes are penalized severely under the law, especially those involving children. If you are convicted of one of these crimes, the reality is that you will be left to deal with huge fines, a possible long prison stint, and the humiliation that comes with being charged with any type of sex crime. You will also have to register as a lifetime sex offender. If you have been charged with human trafficking, you will be facing some of the harshest penalties that are in existence for sex crimes. Human trafficking in Florida is seen as human slavery for sexual purposes and often involves children, which causes prosecutors to charge these crimes harshly and make them more inclined to listen to the victim’s side of the story.
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