Seven Indictments in Denver Sex Trafficking Case

A statewide grand jury has indicted seven people tied to what authorities are calling operation “Bad Apple,” an international human trafficking ring involving illicit massage parlors they said paid for illegal marijuana grows.

Denver police worked with the state Attorney General’s office to investigate the crimes. Seven people and 12 businesses have been charged with 33 felony counts. Denver District Attorney Beth McCann said the investigation started in March 2019 after her office was tipped off by Aurora city officials that massage parlors shut down in the city due to new laws may have reopened in Denver.

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