Chicago Man Accused Of Human Trafficking In 9 States

CHICAGO, IL — A Chicago man was arrested on charges involving human trafficking in at least nine states, Wisconsin's Office of the Attorney General announced Wednesday. The investigation was led by Human Trafficking Bureau agents from the Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation, with assistance from the FBI.

According to the criminal complaint filed in Outagamie County, Glenwood Brown, Jr., trafficked two young women out of Wisconsin hotel rooms in Appleton and Grand Chute using the now-defunct website Backpage.

According to the complaint, Brown posted 225 advertisements for prostitution services in Alabama, Colorado, Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, Texas and Wisconsin. Women were coerced into sexual relationships with “johns,” and Brown financially profited, the complaint stated.

“Buying sex is not a victimless crime, as once again evidenced by this case,” Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel said in a statement. “DCI and law enforcement at all levels - federal, state, and local - share a common mission and are united in disrupting human trafficking, helping survivors, and prosecuting perpetrators.”

Brown was arrested on Aug. 7 and is being held by the Outagamie County Sheriff’s Office, authorities said.

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