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Jailhouse call: 'Poor man's Hugh Hefner' says trafficking accusers betrayed him

SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — There are new developments in the case of a Sandy Springs man accused of holding women against their will and forcing them to work at a Brookhaven strip club.

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Police and prosecutors claim Kenndric Roberts, 35, found women on a “sugar daddy” website before luring them to a home and forcing them to work with him in 2017. In March 2017, a grand jury indicted Roberts on human trafficking charges.

Roberts remains in jail without a bond. He asked a judge to be released earlier this week.

Roberts' friend sent Channel 2 Action News a jailhouse recording of him addressing the allegations.

“Where were the signs of captivity? No cages. No handcuffs. No special locks on doors,” Roberts said on the call.

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In the recording, the self-proclaimed "Poor Man’s Hugh Hefner" said he forgives his accusers but said they betrayed him after he lavished them in a luxurious lifestyle.

"What happened to keeping it real? What happened to you do your part, I’ll do mine?" Roberts said. "What makes it OK to take when all I did from the beginning was give before you had anything to contribute?"

The suspect continued to say, "I think back on your absent amnesia minds forgetting the struggled positions you entered my life in before Rolex watches, red bottoms, Tiffany sets, diamond earrings, Ferrigamo, Burberry, maid cleaning services, celebrity chef home meals, superior nail treatments with the paraffin wax, million dollar estates, exotic cars and the upscale quality living I gave you from the beginning."

Channel 2's Mike Petchenik shared the recording with criminal defense attorney Esther Panitch.

"It's never good when there are jailhouse calls,” Panitch said. “It's a real stream-of-consciousness type of monologue."

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Panitch said prosecutors could use the recording against Roberts, who has been acting as his own lawyer.

"He does himself no favors by making statements like this,” Panitch said.

Roberts' trial is scheduled for next month.