LAUREL, Md. - Investigators say they have rescued a 12-year-old D.C. girl who had been held against her will, sexually assaulted and forced to prostitute herself.
The girl, who had been reported missing May 25 in D.C., was found in a Laurel motel room on Monday, June 7, by members of the Maryland Human Trafficking Task Force.
Investigators traced the room at the Knights Inn on Route 198 to 42-year-old Derwin Samuel Smith of Glen Burnie. He was charged with human trafficking of a minor, human trafficking of a minor by force, human trafficking compensation, prostitution general, prostitution under the age of 16 and false imprisonment.
Investigators say Smith picked up the victim in an area of D.C. known for prostitution. They say she began working for Smith, who allegedly sexually assaulted her and held her against her will. The girl told investigators that Smith took her back and forth between D.C. and Atlantic City, New Jersey, where she worked for him as a prostitute.
She said Smith kept all of the proceeds, and refused to let her go.
Smith is being held on $3 million bond. The investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with further information to contribute to the case is asked to contact Detective Dan Dickey of the Special Enforcement Section at 410-222-6003.
Man Charged With Trafficking DC Girl, 12|NewsChannel 8
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