Young girl lured to motel, forced into 'sex trafficking'

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COBB COUNTY, Ga. — A teenage girl was freed from a human trafficking operation during a dramatic raid at a Cobb County hotel, police said.

Marietta police said the 15-year-old victim called 911 around 6 a.m. Monday to report that she had been forced to have sex with multiple men at a hotel room.

"Based on her statements, she was being told she would be killed if she tried to leave," said Chuck McPhilamy, with the Marietta Police Department.

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Officers were able to rescue the child and were able to later arrest four suspects. The suspects are facing the following state charges:

  • Kamari Bolden, 22, of Atlanta was charged with Trafficking of Persons for Labor or Sexual Servitude
  • Laura Waugh, 17, of Marietta was charged with Giving False Name and Date of Birth and Trafficking of Persons for Labor or Sexual Servitude
  • Kenneth Thomas, 22, of Fairburn was charged with Keeping a Place of Prostitution, Pimping and Trafficking of Persons for Labor or Sexual Servitude
  • Douglas White, 26, of Dallas was charged with Pimping and Trafficking of Persons for Labor or Sexual Servitude