Boston police arrest man on human trafficking charges after undercover operation
Boston police arrested a West Roxbury man in the city's Seaport District on human trafficking charges on Monday, the police department announced Tuesday.
Schneider Dave Macean, 23, has been charged with trafficking a person for sexual servitude and deriving support from prostitution, according to court records.
Detectives from the Boston Police Human Trafficking Unit and Massachusetts State Police High Risk Victims Squad arrested Macean near the intersection of Seaport Boulevard and Thompson Place following an undercover operation in the Seaport District, Boston police said in a press release .
Macean was arraigned in South Boston District Court on Tuesday and ordered held on $50,000 cash bail, according to court records. The judge ordered that he wear a GPS location monitor and be confined to his home if released, but he had not posted bail as of Tuesday.
"The Human Trafficking Unit continues to actively investigate the facts and circumstances surrounding this incident. Anyone with information is strongly urged to contact the Human Trafficking Unit at 617-343-6533," police wrote.
Anonymous tips can be sent to Boston police by calling 1-800-494-TIPS, texting "TIP" to CRIME (27463) or on the police department's website .
No further information about the case has been released.
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