Nearly a year ago, two 13-year-old girls were walking down a central California street when they were forced into a car and taken to an Airbnb, where they were raped for days, according to court documents recently filed in federal court.
Reuben Gilliam, 24, and Daisy Pollard-Gilliam, 41, were indicted on federal charges, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California announced in a May 8 news release.
The mother and son, both of Compton, are charged with one count of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of a minor and two counts of sex trafficking of a minor, prosecutors said.
Gilliam is separately charged with one count of production of child pornography and one count of distribution of child pornography, according to prosecutors.
Pollard-Gilliam is also facing one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, the U.S. Attorney’s office said.
This happened June 3, 2023 around 2 a.m. in Bell Gardens, a city in Los Angeles County, according to an affidavit written by an FBI special agent that was filed in support of a criminal complaint filed April 22.
The criminal complaint charges Reuben Gilliam, the third man inside the car, and Daisy Pollard-Gilliam, who is reportedly the owner of the Airbnb, with a conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of children.
