HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Three juvenile girls were reunited with their families, and seven men are facing charges following a human trafficking investigation in Hartford, according to police.
In May, authorities began investigating a possible human trafficking case. As a result, three girls were rescued and safely returned to their families, according to police.
Police said seven suspects in the investigation were arrested on Tuesday.
Ahmad Compton, 36, and James Williams, 35, both of Hartford, were charged with three counts of trafficking in persons, sexual assault in the first degree, three counts of kidnapping in the first degree, three counts of risk of injury to a minor and three counts of illegal sexual contact with a minor.
Bernard Mickens, 38, of Hartford, was charged with commercial sexual abuse of a minor, sexual assault in the first degree, three counts of kidnapping in the first degree, unlawful restraint, illegal sexual contact with a minor and three counts of risk of injury to a minor.
Raheem Jones, 51, was charged with three counts of trafficking in persons, three counts of kidnapping in the first degree, hindering prosecution in the first degree and three counts of risk of injury to a minor.
Donovan Dun, of Hartford, was charged with trafficking in persons, sexual assault in the first degree, two counts of sexual assault in the third degree, two counts of employing a minor in obscene performance, two counts of prompting a minor in obscene performance, enticing a minor, two counts of possession of child sexual abuse material in the first degree, sstangulation in the second degree, unlawful restraint in the first degree, three risk of injury to a minor and illegal sexual contact with a minor.
Dun, 20, was apprehended in Port Charlotte, Fla., and held as a fugitive from justice before being extradited to Connecticut.
Tyrod Jackson, 19, and Tahjay Wilson, 21, both of Hartford, were charged with three counts of sexual assault in the first degree, three counts of risk of injury to a minor and three counts of illegal sexual contact with a minor.
The investigation is ongoing, and police said additional arrests are anticipated.