Man Trafficked Women Out Of South Jersey Brothel: Prosecutor

BRIDGETON, NJ — A man trafficked two women out of a Cumberland County home where he operated a brothel, authorities said.

Moises Rodriguez-Martinez, 37, of Bridgeton, was arrested Saturday on multiple human-trafficking charges.

The charges stemmed from a one-month investigation, according to the Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office (CCPO). Authorities found that Rodriguez-Martinez operated a brothel on Bridgeton's East Avenue.

Two women were trafficked from Queens, New York, and kept inside the East Avenue home, where they were forced to perform paid sexual acts, the CCPO said.

Rodriguez-Martinez was charged with first-degree human trafficking (two counts), first-degree promoting organized street crime, and third-degree promoting prostitution.

He's incarcerated in the Cumberland County Jail, where prosecutors will move to keep him detained during criminal proceedings.

Anyone with information regarding this investigation or any other human trafficking in Cumberland County can call CCPO Lt. Scott Csaszar at 856-453-0486 ext. 11112 or leave an anonymous tip at CCPO.TIPS.

It's at least the second human-trafficking bust in Bridgeton in recent months. After a separate investigation, four people were indicted in December after authorities say they lured women into sex slavery and ran a brothel out of a home in the city.