Two men and a woman were arrested by Miami Beach police on charges of forcing a 13-year-old girl to work at a strip club.
The suspects—37-year-old Viber Jean, Marlene San Vicente, 22, and DeWayne Ward, 18—face charges for human trafficking and giving illegal substances to minors, according to the Miami Herald.
The minor, identified only as D.J., was allegedly threatened by the suspects with an AK-47 assault rifle and a .40 pistol.
Using the stage name "Peaches," the 13-year-old was forced to smoke marijuana and drink alcohol and dance at the Madonna Club in Miami Beach, where she made over $1,000 in profits between Dec. 13, 2013 and Jan. 4, 2014, according to Europa Press.
"This entire affair is horrendous. There are no words to describe what these victims are going through," Katherine Fernández Rundle, State's Attorney in Miami Beach, told CBS
Police reportedly found firearms and marijuana in the strip club where the minor was forced to work.
The Miami Herald reported that D.J. escaped from her home on Dec. 10, 2013 with two other 15-year-olds. The teens stayed at the Biscayne Bay hotel in North Miami where they met with a man identified only as A.P., who said he could take them to a house where they could stay.
The man then took them to Terrance in Northeast Miami, where they met Ward, Jean and San Vicente. When they noticed they were minors, Jean kicked out the 15-year-old, but D.J. insisted that she was 18 years old and they let her stay.
During her stay there, A.P. propositioned her to have sex with a man named John for $80 and she accepted. The girl told the police that she expected to get half of the money, but A.P. didn't give her anything.
After refusing to prostitute herself again, D.J. was forced to dance for money at a strip club, work for which she didn't receive any money.
Miami Beach police raided the strip club on Tuesday and freed the girl.
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