MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Court records show charges have been dismissed against two people who were arrested in June after a victim told police she was taken from St. Louis, Missouri and brought to Memphis three months ago and forced into prostitution.
The man and woman were originally charged with trafficking for a commercial act. According to court records, those charges were dismissed on Aug. 2 due to a 'lack of prosecution.'
According to a police affidavit, the victim told police that she met the couple in St. Louis. They brought the victim to Memphis, forcing her to have sex for money and to make a minimum of $1,000 per day, the affidavit said.
The victim told police she feared for her life and that she was scared to go back home because the two threatened her, took her ID, and told her they knew where she lived.
Officers found text messages in the victim's phone about the woman setting up sex for the victim and collecting money from the victim for sex acts, the affidavit said.
We have reached out to the Shelby County District Attorney General's office about the dismissal.
