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Raleigh man charged with forcing minor into prostitution

A Raleigh man was charged with forcing a minor into prostitution, according to arrest warrants.
Posted 2019-12-31T14:40:11+00:00 - Updated 2019-12-31T14:40:11+00:00

A Raleigh man was charged with forcing a minor into prostitution, according to arrest warrants.

Joshua Joel Scott, 21, was charged with trafficking a minor, causing a minor to be held in sexual servitude and promoting prostitution of a minor.

Records say the crimes happened in May. The victim was 17 years old at the time.

Scott was held in the Wake County jail on a $1 million bond.

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