Authorities in the city of Fez arrested 7 individuals on suspicions of human trafficking and the sexual exploitation of minors.
The arrestees, who included minors, were five women and two men, and have allegedly been involved in the illicit filming and sharing of pornographic content.
Considering the severity of the allegations, the suspects are currently being held in preemptive custody, and will be tried starting this July 6.
According to Hespress AR sources, the individuals will be pursued for charges of “regular human trafficking, soliciting minors, indecent assault with violence,” and “failing to report the crime of human trafficking, setting up a place a prostitution establishment, and deception of minors.”
According to what a security source reported to Hespress AR, the detainees’ ages, in this case, ranged between 17 and 44 years old, including two minors and a person with a criminal records
The suspects were involved in luring underage girls to apartments in a neighborhood of Fez, targeting those who come from vulnerable socio-economic backgrounds, where they are sexually exploited and filmed, the footage of which was then sold to people abroad.
The number of victims of this criminal network has so far reached 5 minors, who were heard by authorities in the presence of their parents, according to Hespress AR sources.
All victims were referred them to a public hospital to undergo medical exams regarding their exposure to indecent assault and rape.
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