CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) -- A Charlotte man, and U.S. Army reserve soldier, is accused of sex trafficking young women, including one minor girl.
28-year-old Xaver Boston was arrested and charged with six counts of sex trafficking, one count of inducing a person to travel in interstate commerce for purposes of prostitution, and two counts of using an interstate facility to promote a prostitution enterprise.
According to the indictment, between 2012 and Spring 2016, and again between Spring 2017 and September 2017, Boston ran a prostitution business and sex trafficked young women.
Boston allegedly advertised the women on Backpage.com and collected the prostitution money for himself.
WBTV reports that Boston allegedly gave the women drugs, including heroin, to keep control of them, and used violence as punishment when he suspected they were keeping money from him, lying to him, or not following his directions.
Each sex trafficking count carries a minimum of 15 years in prison and a maximum sentence of life, as well as mandatory restitution and a $250,000 fine.
The case is being investigated by the FBI and the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.
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