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Woman accused of trafficking underage girls after detectives find children in hotel room, police say

Marcus Chen
Marcus Chen
Managing Editor · Monday, August 3, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Woman accused of trafficking underage girls after detectives find children in hotel room, police say — ABC 7 Suncoast SWFL, Venice Schools news
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MERIDEN, Conn. (WFSB/Gray News) - A woman is accused of trafficking underage girls after detectives found two girls in a hotel room being advertised online for commercial sex services in Connecticut.During the investigation into a missing child, detectives with the Meriden Police Department found two underage girls in a hotel room with Janesleon Colon-Santana, 24. One of the girls was partially unclothed, according to police.Colon-Santana was charged with the following offenses: two counts of risk of injury to a child, criminal attempt to commit human trafficking, criminal attempt to commit commercial sexual abuse of a minor, promoting prostitution in the first degree and sale of narcotics.Colon-Santana was initially held on a $1,000,000 bond, which was later reduced to $750,000 by the court. She posted bond and was released pending further court proceedings.The investigation is ongoing, and police believe there are more victims.Anyone with information is asked to contact the Meriden P

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