Overview
- A federal grand jury indicted Daniel Rodriguez, 36, in Boston on four counts of sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion, one count of attempted sex trafficking, one count of interstate coercion for prostitution, and one count of sex trafficking of a minor.
- Prosecutors allege he trafficked four women from 2018 through January 2026 and attempted to recruit a fifth in 2017, with one victim allegedly a minor when first targeted.
- Court filings say the operation moved victims across Florida, South Carolina, Tennessee, New Jersey, Connecticut and Maine, with one 27-year-old woman allegedly trafficked across those states and Massachusetts.
- Authorities say Rodriguez led police on a January 13 high-speed chase in Randolph that exceeded 100 mph and ended in a crash that injured an alleged victim, followed by his arrest on a state warrant the next day.
- Rodriguez remains in state custody pending a federal arraignment; his attorney denies the allegations, while prosecutors note mandatory minimum sentences of 15 years up to life for certain counts and a 10-year minimum on the minor count.