Man arrested, accused of coercing missing teen into sex work
By Raley Pellittieri
Published on April 14, 2026.
Tramon Criss, a 27-year-old man from Baton Rouge, has been arrested for human trafficking and felony carnal knowledge of a juvenile. Police believe that Criss arranged sexual encounters with the 16-year old girl and then received payments from her clients. The victim had been missing since late 2000 and was identified as a victim of sex trafficking from the age of 14.
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