Delray Beach air conditioning repairman charged with trafficking 17-year-old girl

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Delray Beach air conditioning repairman charged with trafficking 17-year-old girl

A Delray Beach man is behind bars after being accused of trafficking a teenage girl.Allen A. Vidal, 30, was arrested June 5 and charged with human trafficking of a minor and two counts charge of interference with custody. Vidal is accused of trafficking a 17-year-old girl who has been reported missing several times since March. According to the report, the victim met Vidal on a dating app, but she pretended to be an 18-year-old when in reality she was 17. The victim allegedly told Vidal she was 17 . The report states that the victim's family began learning of rumors that the victim was selling photos of herself on a social media account. The family organized a fake meeting with the victim. to confront her. In the early morning hours of April 13, she was confronted by male members of her family. The victim fled in a vehicle which was eventually linked to Vidal. During their interactions, Vidal is accused of taking the victim to Miami-Dade County and allegedly involving the victim in prostitution while he worked his day job. The police report indicated his job was as an air conditioning system repairer. Vidal is being held without bail in the Palm Beach County Jail. WPBF 25 News App. You can download it here.

PALM BEACH COUNTY, Florida —

A Delray Beach man is behind bars after being accused of trafficking a teenage girl.

Allen A. Vidal, 30, was arrested June 5 and charged with human trafficking of a minor and two counts of custodial interference.

Vidal is accused of trafficking a 17-year-old girl who has been reported missing several times since March.

According to the report, the victim met Vidal on a dating app, but she posed as an 18-year-old when in reality she was 17.

The victim allegedly told Vidal that she was 17 years old.

The report states that the victim's family began learning of rumors that the victim was selling photos of herself on a social media account.

The family arranged a fake meeting with the victim to confront her. In the early morning hours of April 13, she was confronted by male members of her family.

The victim fled in a vehicle which was eventually linked to Vidal.

During their interactions, Vidal is accused of taking the victim to Miami-Dade County and allegedly involving the victim in prostitution while he was working.

The police report indicated his job was as an air conditioning system repairer.

Vidal is being held without bail in the Palm Beach County Jail.

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