A Chicago man faces felony charges after he allegedly had sex with a missing teenager in the state, according to the Cook County Sheriff’s Office.
Tervon Moore, 30, now faces three felony charges: involuntary servitude of a minor; Class 1 trafficking for labor/benefits; and Class 1 trafficking for labor/recruits, according to the Cook County Sheriff’s Office. He was ordered held at a hearing on Sunday.
Moore let the victim engage in sexual acts after he posted ads on websites and arranged dates and collected half of the payments for himself, the sheriff’s office said.
FBI agents contacted the sheriff’s office Wednesday after photos of the 16-year-old girl — who had been reported missing in Woodford County — appeared on the websites Megapersonals and Skipthegames.
Investigators reached out through one of the ads and set up a meeting with the girl at a Cicero motel, after which she was taken to a hospital for evaluation and Moore was arrested, the sheriff’s office said.