A man suspected of belonging to the notorious MS-13 street gang faces a felony charge in New York City for allegedly procuring an underage woman after being released on bail on a 2018 child molestation charge. The New York Post reported on Tuesday.
Alfredo Morocho, 37, is charged in the new case with two counts of child sex trafficking, five counts of promoting prostitution, and two counts of soliciting prostitution. according to Report. She is being held without bail this time on Rikers Island, reports show.
Prosecutors reportedly accused Morocho of approaching a 17-year-old girl at a shelter in Queens last November, forcing her into prostitution and splitting the proceeds over a four-month period. He also allegedly had sex with the girl and tried to get the victim to send semi-nude photos for other potential clients.
Molocho’s distinctive tattoos led police to believe he belonged to MS-13, but an undercover police officer posing as John met him at the Renaissance New York Flushing Hotel in Tangram, where he met up with the girl. He was reportedly arrested while negotiating the price of sexual services.
“No child should ever be exploited,” Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz said in a statement to the media. She said: “The minor victims in this case were exploited for financial gain.” (Related: Scammers kidnap attractive people and force them to flirt online, authorities say: Report)
Why did they sexually assault this child and allow him into the United States?
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Morocho was arrested in 2018 on charges of unlawful surveillance, sexual abuse, harassment and endangering the welfare of a child for fondling a 9-year-old girl at a phone shop, the report said. According to the paper, the girl was window shopping when she “felt someone lift her skirt and touch her buttocks through her black tights with his hands.” She said the girl turned around in fear, but she heard Morocho’s voice say, “Don’t move, I want more.”
Morocho is said to have later told police that he was trying to record her butt.
He reportedly paid bail but failed to appear in court last May, leading to a warrant being issued to bring him back to court.
Morocho is reportedly scheduled to appear in court on May 28th to face a new felony charge as well as bail jumping charges.
The transnational gang MS-13 (Mara Salvatrucha 13), made up of Salvadoran immigrants fleeing the civil war, has established a turf in the United States, where it engages in rape, extortion, and intimidation while stealing drugs, cars, and weapons. We are engaged in smuggling. according to United States Department of Justice.
The Daily Caller reached out to prosecutors but did not receive a response as of press time.
