Authorities say two suspects were detained in Tennessee for allegedly trafficking a 17-year-old girl for sex.
The girl was allegedly trafficked for commercial sex by Zoe Whitlock, 23, of Ellisville, Mississippi, and Chadwick Corley, 21, of Memphis, Tennessee.
According to a press release, the teenager was saved, and the two suspects were apprehended after a traffic check in Hickman County on February 21.
The two suspects and the juvenile, who were all in the car, were all questioned during a routine traffic check by a Tennessee Highway Patrol officer. After questioning, THP contacted the Human Trafficking Unit of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.
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The girl was reported missing outside of Knoxville, according to an investigation.
Each of the suspects faces charges of trafficking in commercial sex.
Corley and Whitlock’s bonds were set at $120,000 when they were taken into custody at the Hickman County Prison.
