MURFREESBORO - Dec 4th 2014 - Man indicted on Sex Trafficking charges

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A Murfreesboro man has been charged in connection with a human trafficking operation spanning several counties, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said Thursday.

Adonis Ramon Hart is accused of paying for sex with an underage girl.

Agents began investigating Hart in August 2012 and during the course of the investigation, agents say Hart contacted a man selling sex with an underage girl online

Investigators later learned Hart engaged in sexual intercourse with the minor at his Murfreesboro apartment in November 2011.

On Tuesday, the Rutherford County Grand Jury returned indictments for Hart. The 35-year-old is charged with one count of trafficking for sexual servitude, one count of conspiracy to commit Trafficking for sexual servitude, one count of rape, and one count of aggravated statutory rape.

Hart was arrested Thursday and booked him into the Rutherford County Jail on $250,000 bond.

To date, TBI’s work into this specific operation has led to charges for an additional six individuals.