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Ramon Antonio Vargas in Kenner, Louisiana

Accused trafficker raped girl to resolve debt owed by family, US police say

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Juven Pineda was arrested in North Carolina and transferred to Louisiana. Photograph: Kenner Police

An accused sex trafficker allegedly raped a 16-year-old girl to resolve a $13,500 debt that he claimed she and her family owed him, according to Louisiana police.

Juven Pineda, 34, faces charges of second-degree rape and human trafficking after his capture in North Carolina and recent transfer to the custody of investigators in the New Orleans suburb of Kenner, who had obtained a warrant to arrest him.

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