Oakland County officials on Tuesday announced seven felony charges against one Macomb County resident and one Wayne County resident accused of operating a human trafficking ring in Oakland County.
The arrests came after a months-long investigation by Madison Heights police at several motels, working with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and assisted by Detroit police, officials said. They also come just days after the end of January, which was dubbed Human Trafficking Awareness Month by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and other public officials nationwide.
The charges include human trafficking of a minor for commercial sex activity, conducting a human trafficking enterprise, transporting a person for prostitution, accepting earnings from prostitution and committing computer crimes. Most of the charges are 20-year felonies.