Zephyhills Man Charged With Trading Drugs For Sex With Teen

ZEPHYRHILLS, FL -- A Zephyrhills man is accused of human trafficking and giving drugs to a 14-year-old runaway to lure her into having sex.

According the Pasco County Sheriff's Office, detectives conducted a search of the home of 41-year-old Keith Cannon Keller, 4604 Ryals Road, after receiving a tip about his reported relationship with a runaway girl.

During the search, detectives found a glass water bomb with methamphetamine residue on it along with a memory card and thumb drives with videos showing Keller handing the bong to the teen girl on his bed.

He reportedly groped the girl and told her take her clothes off but she refused.

Keller later admitted to detectives that he gave the girl drugs "in order to keep her off the streets."

This is the 12th time the Pasco Sheriff's Office has arrested Keller. Other charges include trafficking in and manufacturing methamphetamine, possession of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia, petit theft and domestic battery.

Image via Pasco Sheriff

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