Posted June 05, 2024 06:24am
(KAIR)--An Atchison man has been indicted by a grand jury on multiple charges related to sex trafficking multiple victims, including children.
According to a release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Kansas, 21-year-old Elijah Haley made his initial appearance in a federal courtroom, in Kansas City, Kansas, last week.
According to court documents cited in the release, Haley "was indicted on two counts of sex trafficking of a child, two counts of sex trafficking accomplished by force, fraud, or coercion, two counts of transportation with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity, and two counts of transportation for illegal sexual activity."
Haley's indictment follows an investigation by the FBI, the Kansas Highway Patrol, the Atchison Police Department, and the Boone County, Missouri Sheriff's Office.