A Georgia man is accused of human trafficking and false imprisonment after police say they found eight women with him in an upscale home in north Atlanta. A Georgia man is accused of human trafficking and false imprisonment after police say they found eight women living with him in an upscale home in north Atlanta — with one of the women claiming she was threatened and held against her will. Police say year-old Kenndric Roberts was taken into custody later Tuesday, after they investigated at his luxury home in Sandy Springs, Georgia.
Roberts remains behind bars at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta, without bond, on charges of trafficking a person for labor and false imprisonment, according to jail records. Officials say he waived his initial court appearance on Thursday morning. He has not entered a plea to his charges and it was not immediately clear if he has retained an attorney.
A message left with him at the county jail was not returned. Sam Worsham, but he stressed that only one woman has made a complaint. Worsham says the eight women found at the home ranged in age from 19 to 22 and that they came from several different places, including the local area.
He says all eight were U. Click here to get breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases in the True Crime Newsletter. In her call, one of the women said the others danced for money and that — with the exception of the alleged threats she received about leaving — nothing illegal was going on in the home.
She said she was the only woman who wanted out. Worsham says one weapon was recovered at the scene. Roberts was renting the home and did not own it, he says. The spokesman declined to provide a timeline for a possible federal case, but he said federal charges are likely. Tuesday, after one of the women inside called to report her alleged captivity.
