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Aug 21, 2008 8:29 pm US/Pacific

Hayward Man Faces Sex Trafficking Charges

 CBS 5 CrimeWatch

HAYWARD (AP) ― A Hayward man has been charged with forcing girls to work as prostitutes in California and Arizona.

A federal grand jury indicted Aaron Brown on sex trafficking charges on Thursday in Los Angeles.

Prosecutors say the 28-year-old recruited three girls and forced them to prostitute. He's also accused of advertising the girls' services online and beating at least one of them.

A judge has ordered Brown held without bond ahead of his arraignment next week. Brown faces a mandatory life-without-parole prison sentence if convicted because of a previous conviction for sex with a minor.

Brown's lawyer, Nadine Hettle, did not immediately return a call seeking comment.

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