Two Men Indicted on Human Trafficking Charges

Two Boston men were indicted by a Statewide Grand Jury on Thursday on charges of human trafficking for sexual servitude, kidnapping and deriving support from prostitution.

Marquis Campbell, 22, of Hyde Park, and Steven Diaz, 32, of Boston, were indicted on those charges. Campbell was also charged with two counts of rape, according to Attorney General Martha Coakley’s office.

Campbell allegedly raped the victim after she was kidnapped and recruited into prostitution.

“We allege that these defendants kidnapped a woman, transported her to multiple hotels and outcalls, coerced her to engage in commercial sex, and kept all of the profits from these encounters,” said Coakley. “We thank Massachusetts State Police and the Essex District Attorney’s Office for their assistance in this case.”

Campbell and Diaz were arrested during a traffic stop in Danvers in May 2014. The victim, who was in the backseat, asked the State Police trooper for help.

The two men allegedly kidnapped the woman days before the arrest and “coerced her into prostitution over a three-day period.” She reportedly provided sexual services for a fee in hotels in several Massachusetts communities, including Danvers, said the AG’s office.

The AG’s office said:

“The men allegedly took photos of the woman and subsequently used them to post advertisements offering sexual services on websites known to advertise prostitution. Authorities allege that they transported the victim to hotels and to outcalls, coerced her to engage in sexual acts with multiple men, monitored the money being earned, and ultimately collected all of the proceeds.

The two men will be arraigned in Essex Superior Court at a later date.