Teen Held as Sex Slave at California Pot Farm, Authorities Say

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Source: abcnewsradioonline.com --- Sunday, July 28, 2013
Lake County Sheriff's Office (SACRAMENTO, Calif) -- A missing 15-year-old girl was held captive in a metal box on a California marijuana farm, where she was forced to work and used as a sex slave, according to a federal complaint filed this week. Ryan Balletto, 30, and Patrick Pearmain, 25, are charged with conspiracy to distribute marijuana and using a minor in a drug operation. Balletto also faces a charge of possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, according to the complaint. Federal authorities said the alleged marijuana-growing operation had been under investigation for 18 months, according to the complaint. In April, after conducting a flyover of property owned by Balletto and detecting what was believed to be two greenhouses full of marijuana plants, authorities from the Lake County Sheriff's Office began preparing a search warrant. The case became more complex when, on April 29, according to the complaint, the Los Angeles Police Department contacted the Lake County Sheriff's Office for "urgent assistance" after detectives received information a missing teen was being held against her will on Balletto's property. Police visited Balletto's home the same day, but found nothing, according to the complaint. The next day, the missing teen called authorities on a cellphone to say she was doing "OK" and was with Balletto in Sacramento, Calif., according to the complaint. Police traced the called to West Sacrame ...

Source: http://abcnewsradioonline.com/national-news/teen-held-as-sex-slave-at-california-pot-farm-authorities-sa.html

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