Man, 20, Faces Several Charges In Hartford Child Sex Trafficking Probe: Police

HARTFORD, CT — City police have made another arrest in their ongoing investigation targeting human trafficking of children in the city.

According to the Hartford Police Department, on Monday, Donavan Dunn, 20, was charged in connection with a crackdown that also resulted in the arrest of seven men in September.

Police said Monday that Dunn was extradited from Florida to face several charges.

According to online court records, Dunn — who was officially charged Oct. 30 — is accused of: first-degree sexual assault (use or threat of force), third-degree sexual assault (two counts), second-degree strangulation/suffocation, first-degree unlawful restraint, enticing a minor under 18, employing a minor in obscene performance (two counts), promoting a minor in obscene performance (two counts), possession of child sexual abuse materials (two counts) illegal sexual contact, risk of injury to a child (three counts), and trafficking in persons.

Dunn is being held on $650,000 bond and will appear in Hartford Superior Court for arraignment on Dec. 10.

Dunn's arrest is part of the Hartford Police Department’s Special Investigations Division and the Regionalized Human Trafficking Recovery Task Force probe into local trafficking activities.

It is in connection with a months-long human trafficking investigation that previously resulted in multiple suspects being taken into custody in September.

"The investigation also led to the safe recovery and reunification of juvenile victims with their families," wrote the Hartford Police Department.

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From Sept. 24: '7 Charged In Hartford Human Trafficking Probe'