Dearborn Man Charged With Human Trafficking After Woman's Body Found In A Rural Field

DEARBORN, MI — A Dearborn man is facing charges in connection with the death of a Brazilian woman whose body was found in a Washtenaw County field last year, according to police.

Officers found the body of Suzan Barbosa-Ferreira, a 42-year-old Brazilian citizen, in a culvert along a dirt road near the 7700 block of Earhart Road in Northfield Township in Washtenaw County on June 30, 2024, according to police.

Fareed George Hajjar, 57, was charged with prostitution, transporting a person and facilitating travel services for purposes of prostitution/human trafficking. He is expected back in court Thursday.

Investigators said that on June 22, 2024, Hajjar Barbosa-Ferreira from her hotel in the 42000 block of Eleven Mile Road in Novi to his home to engage in sex acts for money.

She was reported missing on June 24, 2024, and her body was found in a field in Washtenaw County 6 days later, according to police.

The Washtenaw County Medical Examiner was not able to determine the cause of death, according to police.

"I hope that these charges are a wake-up call to those who choose to commit crimes like the ones that we have charged today. We have not forgotten Ms. Ferreira," said Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy. "The investigation into the homicide of Ms. Ferreira is ongoing and I sincerely hope that we will identify and prosecute the person or persons that killed her at some point in the future."