Daniel Rodriguez, Sex Trafficking, Massachusetts 2026

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Sex Trafficking Ring Busted in Massachusetts: 36-Year-Old Cambridge Man Charged

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS – In a shocking revelation, 36-year-old Daniel Rodriguez, a resident of Cambridge, has been arrested and charged with sex trafficking a 27-year-old woman across multiple states, including Massachusetts, Florida, South Carolina, Tennessee, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Maine.

According to the federal complaint, Rodriguez allegedly forced the victim to engage in commercial sex, beginning in 2025. The victim attempted to leave Rodriguez in early January 2026, but he allegedly posed as a sex buyer to locate her and required her to return to Boston with him.

On January 13, 2026, Rodriguez was transporting the victim from one hotel to another when he committed a traffic violation, causing law enforcement to stop his vehicle. Rodriguez sped away, leading police on a high-speed pursuit that reached over 100 mph. He eventually crashed the vehicle and fled on foot, leaving the victim behind and injured.

Rodriguez was ultimately arrested in Middleboro, Massachusetts, on January 14, 2026, on a state arrest warrant issued out of the Quincy District Court. The federal complaint alleges that Rodriguez trafficked at least three other women, including a minor, in 2017, 2018, and 2023.

The charge of sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion carries a minimum mandatory sentence of 15 years in prison, with a maximum sentence of life in prison, at least five years of supervised release, and a fine of up to $250,000.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Elizabeth Riley and Craig Estes of the Human Trafficking & Civil Rights Unit are prosecuting the case. If you or someone you know may be impacted or experiencing commercial sex trafficking, please contact USAMA.VictimAssistance@usdoj.gov.

The details contained in the charging documents are allegations. The defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.