A local pharmacist has been charged with attempting to sex traffic a minor and engaging in child sex tourism, authorities announced.
Stefan Andres Correa, 42, of Miami, Florida, was charged by criminal complaint with attempted sex trafficking of a minor and attempted travel to engage in illicit sexual conduct.
According to the criminal complaint and underlying affidavit, law enforcement officers stopped Correa attempting to board a flight from Miami to Bogota, Colombia. They discovered nine cellular phones in Correa’s possession containing videos of Correa engaging in intercourse with purported minor children, as well as a chat exchange with a suspected sex trafficker, where Correa allegedly paid for commercial sex with children aged between 10 to 12 years old in Colombia.
Correa allegedly agreed with the suspected sex trafficker to meet with the minor victims once he arrived in Colombia. He made his initial appearance on April 19. A detention hearing is scheduled for today, April 23, at 10:00 a.m. If convicted, Correa faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years in prison with a maximum sentence of life in prison as well as up to a lifetime of supervised release.
The case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Miami with assistance from HSI offices in Cleveland, Ohio, and Bogota, Colombia, as well as U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The Narcotic and Dangerous Drug Section’s Office of the Judicial Attaché in Bogota, Colombia, also provided critical assistance. Assistant U.S. Attorney Lauren Astigarraga-Little is prosecuting the case.
A criminal complaint contains mere allegations, and all defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law. This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.
For those who may be affected by the allegations made in this case, help is available. To report suspected human trafficking or to obtain resources for victims, please call 1-888-373-7888; text “BeFree” (233733), or live chat at HumanTraffickingHotline.org.
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Key Facts
- State: Florida
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Sex Crimes|Human Trafficking|Violent Crime
- Source: Official Source ↗
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