NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Metro police said 15 men have been charged in connection with an undercover sex trafficking investigation in Nashville.
Police said the two-day operation was conducted by MNPD Human Trafficking detectives, along with the TBI and Homeland Security Investigations.
According to police, the men responded to a Nashville hotel in response to internet ads posted by undercover officers who posed as 16-year-old girls.
The following suspects have been charged with trafficking for a commercial sex act:
- Charence Smith, 49, of Clarksville
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- Arthur Burnett, 51, of Clarksville
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- Kendall Kendrick, 28, of Nashville
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- Jumapili Lumumba, 29, of Nashville
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- Gabriel Soto Adame, 33, of Nashville
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- Aroldo Garcia, 25, of Nashville
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- Marqueze Parrish, 20, of Nashville
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- William Moore, 55, of Nashville
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- Antwan Davis, 21, of Nashville
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- Uchenna Ugwu, 37, of Nashville
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- Minor Gabriel Perez, 22, of Lebanon
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- James White, 57, of Greenbrier
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- Alex Patel, 20, of Nashville
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- Luis Antonio Lopez, 45, of Nashville
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- Johnny Ardon Gozales, 38, of Sevierville
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