Crime & Safety

Framingham Men Arrested For Sex Trafficking At Brothels: Healey

State authorities said the men ran two brothels out of houses located in Framingham.

FRAMINGHAM, MA — Three men were arrested and charged this week in connection with two brothels run out of homes in Framingham, according to the state Attorney General's Office.

Alejandra Arguello-Uribe and Karime Gallon Moreno were arrested on Wednesday and charged with one count each of trafficking people for sexual servitude, keeping a house of ill fame and maintaining a house of prostitution.

The two brothels were run out of homes along Melrose Street and Henry Street, authorities said.

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A third man, Samuel Artunduaga Herrera, was arrested in New York City in connection to the brothels. He ran the Henry Street brothel, but left Framingham for New York last spring, officials said. Herrera was charged with trafficking people for sexual servitude, deriving support from prostitution, keeping a house of ill fame and maintaining a house of prostitution.

The case was investigated by state police and Attorney General Maura Healey.

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