Timothy Jay Vafeades, 54, made a brief court appearance in Fargo, N.D. on Wednesday before being transferred to Utah on the charges that include transportation for illegal sexual activity, kidnapping and child porn charges.
Timothy Jay Vafeades stands accused of transportation for illegal sexual activity and kidnapping, as well as child porn charges after two women reported being kept as sex slaves in his vehicle for months at a time.
A Utah truck driver accused of forcing women into being his sex slaves as he drove around the country, beating them and filing down their teeth, faces kidnapping and child porn charges.
Timothy Jay Vafeades made a brief court appearance in Fargo, N.D. on Wednesday before being transferred to Utah on the charges that include transportation for illegal sexual activity.
The 54-year-old man, who allegedly had a penchant for wearing fake vampire teeth, was arrested in November after a routine inspection of his truck discovered a 19-year-old woman with a protective order against him.
The woman, identified as a relative of his, told police that six months prior she had flown up from Florida to work for his trucking business when he knocked her unconscious and prevented her from leaving.
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The fact that he’s been caught and is facing charges will, of course, do nothing to dissuade the Antis that we live in a “rape culture.”
There are and have always been sick individuals who engage in this type of behavior. I agree it will be attributed to porn, etc., but it’s worth noting that this kind of crime was committed long before porn became widely available – in fact, throughout human history.
These acts are committed by individuals and only by focusing the attention of the criminal justice system on tracking down the perpetrators and the prosecuting them to the full extent of the law will have any significant impact.