Crime & Safety

Charlotte Couple Indicted For Sex Trafficking Minors To Myrtle Beach

Zerrell Fuentes, along with his wife and mother, have been charged with prostituting minors to pay for his bond.

CHARLOTTE, NC -- A Charlotte couple have been indicted by a grand jury for sex trafficking minors to Myrtle Beach. Zerrell Fuentes and Brianna Wright, along with Fuentes’ mother, Tanya Fuentes, have been charged for transporting minors to Myrtle Beach for prostitution. The crime was arranged by telephone by Zerrell Fuentes in order to raise money for his bond out of jail, WSOCTV reports.

The trio have all been charged by federal authorities, the station said.

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