Man charged with trafficking LA County middle schooler for online resale business

A 26-year-old man from Thousand Oaks allegedly trafficked a middle schooler, forcing him to sort used clothes for an online resale business before abandoning him on the side of a Los Angeles County freeway last year.

The LA County District Attorney’s Office said Brandon Holguin, 26, also fed the 14-year-old Adderall to have him work through the night.

Holguin faces a handful of charges, including child stealing, human trafficking and child abuse. He faces a maximum sentence of 14 years in state prison if convicted as charged. He pleaded not guilty. He’s being held on a $650,000 bail…

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