Prostitute known as ‘Pretty Hoe’ charged in sex trafficking
LOS ANGELES — A prostitute who made little secret about her line of work, dubbing herself “Pretty Hoe” and advertising widely on social media, was charged Tuesday with recruiting minors to be hookers.
Melanie Denae Williams was indicted in U.S. District Court with trafficking minors for sex and using force or fraud to coerce an adult into prostitution. The indictment names Williams throughout by her “Pretty Hoe” moniker that she used on an official website that dubbed her “the most hated hoe in LA.”
Williams, 22, was arrested Christmas Eve after forcing a woman she recruited for prostitution through social media to strip naked and then threw bleach on her and beat her with a broomstick, according to an affidavit by FBI Agent Emily Tripp.
Deputy Federal Defender David Wasserman refused to comment on the case. Williams is being held in custody and faces arraignment Friday.