Overview
- Prosecutors say the network recruited girls aged 12 to 16 outside public and private schools and took them to apartments and hotels on Route 26.
- A remisero is accused of founding and coordinating the scheme, using his vehicle to transport victims and arranging paid encounters.
- Digital extractions from seized phones uncovered photos, videos and WhatsApp messages offering minors, supported by bank transfer reports and social‑media records.
- Eight suspects are charged as co‑authors of human trafficking aggravated by the victims’ age, vulnerability and number, with additional counts including illicit association, possession and distribution of sexual material of minors, corruption of minors and the abuse of a 13‑year‑old.
- PROTEX, the Airport Security Police and victim‑support units are assisting as testimonies continue in Cámara Gesell and authorities say more victims or implicated persons may be identified.