POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) - Polk County
Sheriff Grady Judd held a press conference to announce that more than
200 people are facing charges after a multi-agency human trafficking
investigation.
Freddy Escalona, 30, of
Chicago was charged with human trafficking and deriving proceeds from
prostitution. According to the sheriff’s office, Escalona loaned a woman
about $2,200 so she could fix her car. Escalona made her prostitute
herself to pay back the money. He drove the victim to the undercover
location, and was taken into custody. He told detectives that he had
“several females that he worked” who paid him to transport them and
“keep them safe.” ---More...
- Friday, September 29, 2023