A 20-year-old Braintree man is dealing with intercourse trafficking fees after he was busted close to Mass and Cass, in accordance with the Suffolk DA’s workplace.
Sacharis Gathers has been charged with trafficking for sexual servitude, deriving help from prostitution, and possession with intent to distribute a category B substance.
Members of the Boston Police Human Trafficking and the Massachusetts State Police Excessive-Threat Victims items on Monday performed an investigation within the areas of Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard.
Police reportedly noticed a web-based advert on “Skip the Games,” a platform linked to intercourse trafficking and exploitation, that includes an individual identified by them to be a sufferer of exploitation and violent assaults.
Investigators then made preparations for a meetup utilizing the cellphone quantity listed on the advert.
Then at 8:18 p.m., detectives noticed a automotive arrive with two individuals. The sufferer obtained out of the automotive and entered the meetup location.
Detectives then positioned the driving force, later recognized as Gathers, into custody. Police recovered three plastic baggage of crack cocaine from Gathers.
“Fighting sex trafficking crimes incorporates vigilance, surveillance, knowledge of the people involved and quick action, all of which were demonstrated by Boston and state police in this incident,” Suffolk DA Kevin Hayden mentioned in an announcement. “It also involves agency and community outreach to help victims who may be vulnerable to exploitation.”
The decide ordered Gathers held on $50,000 bail with GPS monitoring and residential confinement if launched.
Gathers is due again in court docket on Feb. 12 for a possible trigger listening to.
