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Local Human Trafficker Sentenced To Prison Time

WCBE 90.5FM | By Jim Letizia
Published May 17, 2019 at 5:16 AM EDT
Columbus Division of Police

Prosecutors say a Columbus man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for promoting prostitution and human trafficking. 

Andrew Harris - also known as Bobby Smith and "Jamacian Rick"- targeted drug-addicted women and made them advertise sexual services online. Prosectors say Harris used physical violence to compel the behavior.
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Jim Letizia
Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.
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