LAKELAND, Fla. – A human trafficking suspect tricked an 18-year-old Lakeland woman he met on a dating app into thinking he wanted to be her boyfriend so he could instead take her to Miami and force her into prostitution, according to prosecutors.
Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle on Thursday announced the arrests of Saint Matthew Hopson, 32, and his accomplice, 19-year-old Atilia Cleto Thomas.
Both are facing human trafficking charges. [TRENDING: Plan to track COVID-19 variant | NASA prepares to land Mars rover | REWATCH: Town hall on race, obstacles, opportunities] Records show the victim started communicating with Hopson through Facebook Dating on Jan.