Landlord’s Leak Repair Uncovers Six-Week Sex Trafficking Ring in Malden Attic
Jordende Pierre, 29, faces federal and state charges for kidnapping and sexually trafficking a woman he met on a dating app. Prosecutors allege he held her captive for six weeks in an unfinished attic in Malden, Massachusetts, where she was found malnourished and locked in by a landlord investigating a water leak. Pierre, who was already out on bail for a prior assault charge, allegedly forced the victim to have sex with six other men to pay for drugs. He was arrested Thursday by a joint federal and local task force and pleaded not guilty Friday.