Man charged with rape, human trafficking of underage girl, police say
Joseph Dominick Santora, 43, of High Point, was charged with three crimes, all involving an underage victim.
According to warrants, Santora raped a 16-year-old girl. Warrants also allege he held that same juvenile victim in sexual servitude, “with the intent that the other person be held in involuntary or sexual servitude” in January of this year.
He has been charged with first-degree forcible rape, human trafficking of a child and sexual servitude of a child.
In court on Monday afternoon, Santora’s parents, an uncle and his attorney asked for a reasonable bond since he has lived in the area a long time and has no prior convictions.
He has sole custody of his 16-year-old daughter, who is not the victim in this case.
It came out in court that the 16-year-old victim was reported missing from Massachusetts and was found at a hotel in the Triad area.
In court, FOX8 learned more charges would be on the way as detectives found drugs and a gun during their investigation.
The judge gave Santora a $500,000 bond.
