‘Designed to be hidden’: Conviction puts local spotlight on sex trafficking


A home in the Wilton Farm Apartments in Albemarle was used as a brothel, according to testimony in the case against Elin Coello-Ordonez (pictured), sentenced to 10 years in prison for conspiring to commit human sex trafficking. Staff photo; mugshot via Virginia VINELink

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