The warrant application describes how the men were identified: investigators used texts from the TextMe app, which identified the cellphones used and the hotels where they sometimes met up.
The girl then confirmed their identities. OCALA β Two Alachua County men were among nine people arrested Thursday following a two-year investigation involving human trafficking and the offering up of an underage Brooksville girl for sex. All nine, including the adult accused of offering the girl, are charged with human trafficking, conspiracy to commit human trafficking and unlawful use of a two-way communication device.
Henson and the girl met up for sex in March, April and May of at hotels in Chielfland, according to the warrant.
As for Raulerson, who was also located through his cellphone, the girl told authorities he paid for sex four or five times at her residence in Brooksville.
One prominent co-defendant is year-old Luigi Barile of Spring Hill, an owner of the Chefs of Napoli restaurant chain, which has restaurants in Ocala and The Villages.
