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A woman has pleaded guilty to federal charges in connection with a sex trafficking operation that stretched from China to Maine.
Derong Miao appeared in U.S. District Court in Portland on Tuesday. She and her husband, Shou Chao Li, were both indicted on a host of charges in 2018. Among other things, Miao admitted that she and her husband rented two properties in Portland that were used for commercial sex, and she helped organize the transportation of four separate women between New Hampshire and Maine for prostitution.
HOW TO GET HELP
If you or someone you know is a victim of human trafficking, call the National Human Trafficking Hotline at 1-888-373-7888 or text 233733. More services, including the option to live chat, are available online at humantraffickinghotline.org. The hotline is confidential and operates 24/7.