GRIFFIN, Ga. — Three people have been arrested and Griffin police are searching for a fourth after two teenagers being trafficked for sex were rescued.
Police say 38-year-old Shelithia Blackmon, 32-year-old Tamarrius Lewis and 42-year-old William White have all been taken into custody.
Lewis and White are charged with statutory rape, sodomy, possession with intent to distribute schedule 1 and 2 narcotics, cruelty to children and hindering the apprehension of a felon.
Blackmon was charged with cruelty to children, sexual battery, child molestation, possession with intent to distribute schedule 1 and 2 narcotics and hindering the apprehension of a felon.
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All three are being held in the Spalding County Jail without bond, according to jail records.
Police are still searching for Tabbias Lewis on charges of statutory rape, sodomy, cruelty to children, armed robbery, aggravated assault and possession with intent to distribute schedule 1 and 2 narcotics.
There is a $1,500 reward for information leading to Lewis’ arrest.
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Police say these arrests come after two missing 15-year-old girls being trafficked for sex were rescued.
“I don’t think anybody would have ever imagined it. I drive by the house daily on my way to work. So I was driving past that location not knowing what was happening inside,” Griffin Police Investigator Anaia Ruiz said.
Police say the teenagers are back home and recovering from the incident.
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