OAKLAND — A 17-year-old woman identified in court docket information as “Jane Doe” had been lacking for roughly six weeks when her footage turned up on an internet prostitution commercial primarily based within the Bay Space, authorities mentioned.
So on Nov. 13, Oakland police investigator went undercover and responded to the advert, posing as a possible intercourse purchaser, and arranging to satisfy the teenager on the resort on the 1800 block of Embarcadero in Oakland, court docket information present. When she confirmed up, a 31-year-old man was allegedly together with her, driving a white Tesla, and carrying a cellphone that had exchanged communications with Doe greater than 1,500 occasions.
Authorities allege that the person, Melvin Williams, was trafficking Doe, primarily based on an “immense” quantity of digital proof. Williams was allegedly saved on the woman’s cellphone as “Daddy,” organized to present her condoms, and even had an image of himself on the woman’s cellphone, driving the Tesla, waving wads of money. One other textual content confirmed Doe asking Williams for permission to make use of the restroom at some point, authorities mentioned.
Now Williams has been charged with three felonies: human trafficking, pandering, and soliciting a minor into prostitution, court docket information present. He was launched from jail after his Nov. 13 arrest and has not but been re-arrested, in response to court docket information. The costs have been filed on Nov. 25.
Williams’ metropolis of residence has not been listed in court docket filings, however the prison grievance says he has three prior convictions from Los Angeles County. Earlier than she went lacking, Doe had been final seen in Southern California, in response to police.
