Husband and wife allegedly used violence to force women into prostitution, porn

A married couple was arraigned in Manhattan Wednesday for allegedly utilizing violence to power girls into prostitution and promote sexual content material on OnlyFans.

Jonathon Ruiz, 29 and Charline Santiago, 27, of Youngstown, Ohio have been charged with a mixed 15 felony counts of intercourse trafficking, labor trafficking, conspiracy and selling prostitution, in keeping with the Manhattan District Legal professional’s workplace.

The suspects allegedly trafficked a number of girls in New York Metropolis, in addition to in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Connecticut and Massachusetts between 2020 and 2021.

Ruiz, who goes by “Saiint,” posted on-line commercials for intercourse work and drove the ladies to inns throughout the Northeast whereas Santiago waited exterior the institutions to gather cash, in keeping with the allegations.

Ruiz would allegedly beat the ladies, deprive them of meals and power them to take cocaine to remain awake in the event that they refused to work, didn't earn sufficient cash or tried to maintain money for themselves. The frequent beatings resulted in black eyes, lacerations, bruising and scars, prosecutors stated.

Jonathon Ruiz, or “Saiint,” had posted commercials on-line for intercourse work.

Mahoning County Sheriff's Workplace

Charline Santiago would acquire the cash from the patrons.

Mahoning County Sheriff's Workplace

Ruiz would additionally brandish a gun on the victims and compelled one of many girls to create intercourse movies on an newbie porn web site whereas protecting all of the earnings after laundering them by means of a Connecticut firm the couple arrange, officers stated.

The violent pimps additionally allegedly took the ladies’s IDs and used them to “fraudulently get hold of authorities advantages and loans” which they saved for themselves, in keeping with a information launch.

“These horrific allegations element an abhorrent intercourse trafficking scheme that preyed on susceptible individuals so the ringleaders may flip a revenue,” stated District Legal professional Alvin Bragg.

“The Web provides traffickers new methods to use individuals by means of financial, emotional, bodily and psychological coercion.

Charline Santiago seems in courtroom for arraignment.

Gabriella Bass

“We are going to proceed to carry accountable those that engaged in such a prison exercise, whereas additionally persevering with our work to make sure that survivors have the providers and assist they should get better and transfer past the trauma they've confronted.”