A Florida bail bondsman was arrested for allegedly asking incarcerated girls for intercourse in change for bailing them out, Legal professional Normal Ashley Moody introduced Tuesday.
Russell Bruce Moncrief, 75, the proprietor of Moncrief Bail Bonds, which has places in a number of Florida counties, is accused of human trafficking and racketeering, amongst different prices, in response to the announcement.
In response to Moody, Moncrief focused girls in county jail and others who had been arrested on prostitution and/or drug prices. After bailing the ladies out, Moncrief maintained his energy over them by threatening to revoke their bonds.
Moncrief additionally allegedly supplied to bail out some girls on the situation that they’ve intercourse with one other individual outdoors of the jail. The legal professional common alleged that Moncrief “offered girls he bonded out to different patrons.”
The Metropolitan Bureau of Investigation recognized a minimum of 26 doable victims and a variety of potential witnesses in the midst of its three-year investigation, in response to an arrest report cited by ABC affiliate WFTV.
Moncrief’s prices come a yr after the arrest of an area protection legal professional, John Gillespie, on related allegations, TV station WKMG stories.
“Victims of Gillespie alleged that they needed to have intercourse with Bruce Moncrief … in change for being bonded out of jail or in change for others being bonded out of jail,” stated a Florida legislation enforcement launch cited by WKMG.
In response to court docket information Gillespie was discovered incompetent to proceed and stays in Orange County Jail.
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An legal professional representing Moncrief didn’t instantly reply to JHB’s request for an announcement, however informed WKMG that the defendant “he denies any and all of those allegations.”
If discovered responsible, Moncrief faces as much as 125 years in jail. Courtroom information present he’s anticipated to seem in Orange County court docket on Nov. 8.
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