OAKLAND — A person identified across the East Bay as a well-liked rapper was charged final week with human trafficking of a minor, in a case that began when a 16-year-old lady robbed a lingerie retailer at knifepoint, in keeping with courtroom data.
Timothy George Jr., 27, was charged with human trafficking, pimping and pandering, all felonies, after his arrest on Nov. 19, courtroom data present. George, a Martinez resident, is a rapper who makes use of the stage title Lil T1mmy . His music has garnered 5.2 million views on YouTube.
Authorities say they reviewed his non-public messages on Instagram throughout an investigation that began in Oakland, when the alleged sufferer robbed the identical lingerie retailer twice in every week.
George has not but entered a plea. Throughout his arrest final week, he allegedly admitted to investigators that he met the lady on social media, and to “speaking to her by way of textual content and taking her out to eat,” in keeping with authorities. However police say he denied any involvement “in her sexual exploitation.”
The lady gave a press release to police during which she mentioned she was already being trafficked by another person when she met George, and claimed she lied to him about her age, in keeping with courtroom data. Police say she referred to him as her “boyfriend pimp.”
Police arrested the lady on Sept. 1, after the second time she allegedly robbed a lingerie retailer on the 1900 block of Fruitvale Avenue in Oakland.
Investigators seized Instagram messages between George and the alleged sufferer after which recognized George as her alleged trafficker. They are saying they collected proof George was having her cost $80 to $400 for “dates” with strangers and that he would both convey her meals or enable her to smoke marijuana in his car when she wanted a “break.”
George used a cellphone app to trace the lady’s location when she was strolling round native areas identified for prostitution, in keeping with police.
