The boy first met accused traffickers Mark Dennis and Andrew Clements at their April 2017 wedding. Neighbors at the mobile home park told the I-Team they met and saw the first victim, a 16-year-old Marion County boy, with his accused traffickers but never suspected he “was forced to serve as their own personal sex slave” - the accusations in a probable cause affidavit obtained by the I-Team. Department of Justice estimates 36 percent of child sex trafficking victims are boys. Petersburg Police arrest 7 people accused of sexually exploiting teen boysĪ 2016 study funded by the U.S. Police said the men used video games and online apps, including Omegle, Roblox and Discord to find and communicate with their victims.

Petersburg using video games, online apps and even the promise of a puppy, the I-Team uncovered in new details of the horrific case that made headlines last year after the state’s top prosecutor revealed the victim “was moved into a filthy trailer and used as a sex slave for nearly a year.” Accused child sex traffickers lured two teen boys to St.