MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Three suspects who were accused of kidnapping a mother and her one-month-old daughter and forcing the mother into prostitution have now been indicted on sex trafficking charges and more, according to court records.
Quintarius White, Kierra Clark, and Treasure Akins face charges of trafficking for a commercial sex act, especially aggravated kidnapping, aggravated kidnapping, aggravated assault, aggravated burglary, and more. The three were originally arrested Saturday, June 3.
Previously sex trafficking charges had been dismissed, but according to court records, were reinstated with the indictments.
According to a court affidavit, a woman told Memphis Police a friend had introduced her to White, and they all went to a hotel on S. Third on May 25, 2023. At the time, the woman said they wanted her to take White to Tupelo, and when she refused, he had the three women beat her, according to the affidavit.
In the mother and daughter kidnapping case, Memphis Police Department (MPD) said officers responded to a disturbance call in the 3200 block of S. Third St. Saturday, June 3. According to an affidavit, a woman and her one-month-old daughter were in their hotel room when the suspects forced themselves into the room and physically assaulted the woman, kidnapped her and her child, then took them to another hotel and forced her to have sex with a stranger. The affidavit said the victim was able to contact a friend, and her friend called police, who responded and arrested the suspects.
The three were also accused in another sex trafficking case from the same day as the kidnapping, June 3, 2023. According to the affidavit in that case, a woman told police she was approached by Akins who tried to recruit her to prostitution. She told investigators when she refused, Akins and Clark beat her. The affidavit said the victim told officers the two forced her to perform sex acts for money, and gave the money to White.
