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LA man trafficks teen for labor, abandons him on busy freeway in the middle of the night

Nypost · · 484 words · By Nina Joudeh
Child Exploitation criminal justice Human Trafficking
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“Brandon Holguin, 26, of Thousand Oaks, was arraigned Wednesday on six felony counts tied to the alleged exploitation of the teen”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm Brandon Holguin, 26, of Thousand Oaks, faces six felony charges related to the trafficking and abuse of a 14-year-old boy.
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“He allegedly took the teen from his family between May 2 and May 5, 2025”
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Two separate web search results specify the timeframe of May 2 to May 5, 2025, during which the teen was forced to work in a motel room.
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“Prosecutors claim he also pawned the child’s family-gifted jewelry using false identification”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of unrelated search results (political memes and a doctor named Brandon Pleman) and does not mention pawned jewelry or false identification.
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web search NEUTRAL — Dr. Brandon Pleman is a family doctor who cares for patients of all ages. He believes that effective care requires treating patients as individuals while recognizing the influences of family and commu…
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web search NEUTRAL — Brandon Michael Pleman, MD SPECIALTIES: Family Medicine GENDER: Male LANGUAGES: English
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“Authorities say Holguin supplied the child with Adderall”
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One specific web search result mentions that Holguin allegedly told the minor to take Adderall to work into the night. Other results mention 'furnishing a minor a controlled substance' but do not explicitly name Adderall.
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web search NEUTRAL — Holguin allegedly told the minor to take Adderall, which made the child sick, so he could work into the night. “Human labor traffickers frequently target vulnerable children, gaining their trust befor…
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web search NEUTRAL — Adderall is often more effective in adults.
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“Holguin is accused of leaving the boy alone on a Los Angeles freeway at night on May 5”
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Multiple sources confirm the teen was abandoned on a Los Angeles freeway on May 5, 2025.
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web search NEUTRAL — Brandon Holguin, 26, met the 14-year-old boy between four and six months earlier at a thrift store, then drove the child to a motel room, where he was forced to sort and photograph used clothing items…
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web search NEUTRAL — A freeway north of Los Angeles was closed for hours and a shelter-in-place order was issued to more than 19,000 residents in Castaic after a natural gas line ruptured on Saturday afternoon. The 5 Free…
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“Holguin was arrested by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department on May 9, 2025”
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One source mentions the LA County Sheriff's Department arrested Holguin (and Kayleigh Kaplan), though the specific date of May 9 is not explicitly linked to the arrest in the snippets provided, while another source mentions a report on May 10 regarding events starting May 2.
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web search NEUTRAL — The LA County Sheriff's Department arrested Kayleigh Kaplan, 23, at the same time as Holguin, but prosecutors declined to file charges due to insufficient evidence.The Los Angeles Police Department re…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 10, 2025 – Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department officials report that on Friday, May 2, 2025, a minor in the Los Angeles County Sheriff logo unincorporated area of Montrose went missing prompti…
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“has pleaded not guilty to charges including human trafficking, child stealing, child abuse, furnishing a minor with a controlled substance, employing a minor during unauthorized hours, and false personation”
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Multiple sources list the specific felony charges including child stealing, human trafficking, child abuse, furnishing a controlled substance, and employing a minor.
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web search NEUTRAL — Brandon Holguin, 26, of Thousand Oaks, is charged with one felony count each of child stealing, human trafficking, child abuse under circumstances likely to cause great bodily injury or death, furnish…
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/thousand-oaks-man-c…
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web search NEUTRAL — Brandon Holguin faces six felony charges for the alleged labor trafficking and child abuse of a 14-year-old boy in Los Angeles County.
https://www.foxla.com/news/brandon-holguin-labor-trafficking…
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web search NEUTRAL — Prosecutors charged Holguin with child stealing because the information did not fit the requirements for kidnapping, pointing to the forcible means of abducting someone. The LA County DA's Office said…
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“He is being held on $650,000 bail”
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The provided evidence for this claim contains unrelated bail information for Lori Vallow and other individuals, but no mention of a $650,000 bail for Brandon Holguin.
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web search NEUTRAL — On Friday afternoon, the mother of two missing Rexburg children, Lori Vallow, appeared in court for the first time and the judge kept her bail at $5 million....
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web search NEUTRAL — I have 12 years’ experience working in a plant: 2 years in shipping and receiving, 5… · Eğitim: Colorado Institute of Art · Konum: Kemah · 63 bağlantı LinkedIn‘de. Brandon Holguin adlı kişinin profili…
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web search NEUTRAL — While Mr. Torrence was incarcerated with bail set at $250,000, Ms. Brown had to stop working and drop out of school.Credit...Jonathan Hanson for The New York Times.
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“faces up to 14 years in state prison if convicted”
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“A pretrial hearing is scheduled for June 3 at the Pasadena Courthouse”
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