Texas Man Charged With Child Trafficking After 15-Year-Old Girl Forced to Work off Smuggling Debt

Texas Man Charged With Child Trafficking After 15-Year-Old Girl Forced to Work off Smuggling Debt
Cesar Valdez-Perez faces charges of child trafficking and forgery of government documents. Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office
Tom Ozimek
Updated:

Authorities have arrested a Texas man on suspicion of forcing a 15-year-old Guatemalan girl to work at a restaurant to pay off a $10,000 debt for her being smuggled into the United States.

The suspect, identified as 36-year-old Cesar Valdez-Perez, faces charges of child trafficking and forging government documents, Fort Worth’s KXAS-TV reported.
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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