Central Ohio task force seeks teen, a suspected trafficking victim

The Central Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force is asking for help locating a missing 17-year-old girl they believe is a victim of human trafficking, and they’ve released photos of her and a Columbus man wanted on a felony warrant. they want to ask about her disappearance.

Daniela Juneth Cruz-Rios is an unaccompanied minor in the United States without legal permission who speaks only Spanish, the task force said in a statement released Tuesday. Authorities believe she was smuggled here and forced into human trafficking by people who are using her infant child and her mother in Mexico to manipulate and threaten her.

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Hours after the teen’s photo was released, the task force announced it is also looking for 42-year-old Moises Perez Jimenez, who has an outstanding felony warrant for distributing material harmful to a minor and is wanted for extradition. in question about the teenager’s man. trafficking investigation.

Court records show Jimenez has previous addresses at Red Rock Boulevard and Frank Road on Columbus’ southwest side.

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of either person is asked to call the Columbus Division of Police at 614-645-4545. Tips can also be given to Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at 614-461-TIPS.

The Central Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force — which was created under the Ohio Attorney General’s Ohio Organized Crime Investigation Commission — includes the Columbus Division of Police, Homeland Security Investigations, the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, Delaware County Sheriff’s Office, Powell Police Department, Ohio Bureau. Criminal Investigation, State Adult Parole Authority, Ohio State University Police Department, Salvation Army, Southeast Healthcare, Franklin County District Attorney’s Office and Delaware County District Attorney’s Office.