肯塔基州两人被起诉贩运未成年人：大陪审团控以人口贩运重罪
肯塔基州马里恩县（Marion County）一宗贩运未成年人案进入起诉阶段。肯塔基州总检察长拉塞尔·科尔曼（Russell Coleman）11月6日宣布，两人因涉嫌贩运一名青少年被起诉。
马里恩县大陪审团起诉了59岁、来自黎巴嫩（Lebanon）的詹姆斯·博斯韦尔（James Boswell），罪名包括1项贩运未成年人从事商业性活动（A级重罪）、1项人口贩运从事商业性活动（B级重罪）、1项以电子手段诱使未成年人从事性活动（B级重罪）、1项与未成年人进行一级非法交易涉及受控物质且受害者未满18岁（C级重罪），以及1项二级惯犯重罪。
同案大陪审团还起诉了43岁、来自格拉夫尔斯威奇（Gravel Switch）的阿曼达·斯威齐（Amanda Sweazy），罪名包括1项促进贩运未成年人（B级重罪）、1项与未成年人进行一级非法交易涉及受控物质且受害者未满18岁（C级重罪）、1项促进人口贩运（C级重罪），以及1项二级惯犯重罪。
检察官表示，据指控，犯罪行为发生于2025年4月至8月间的肯塔基州马里恩县，斯威齐招募了这名青少年；根据法庭文件，博斯韦尔强迫受害者两次或多次从事商业性活动。
本案由肯塔基州警察局调查，助理总检察长芭芭拉·梅因斯·惠利（Barbara Maines Whaley）代表联邦向大陪审团陈述了案件。总检察长办公室表示，肯塔基州最高法院关于审判宣传的规则限制了该办公室可公开提供的信息。
总检察长办公室提醒，起诉书中的指控仅为指控，被告在被证明有罪之前推定无罪。
（来源：肯塔基州总检察长办公室）
Two Indicted in Kentucky on Charges of Trafficking a Minor
An indictment has been returned in a minor trafficking case in Marion County, Kentucky. Attorney General Russell Coleman announced on November 6 the indictment of two people on charges related to trafficking a teenager.
A Marion County Grand Jury indicted James Boswell, 59, of Lebanon with one count of Human Trafficking a Minor, Commercial Sexual Activity (Class A Felony), one count of Human Trafficking, Commercial Sexual Activity (Class B Felony), one count of Use of Electronic Means to Induce a Minor to Engage in Sexual Activities (Class B Felony), one count of Unlawful Transaction with a Minor, First Degree, Controlled Substance, Under Age 18 (Class C Felony) and one count of being a Persistent Felony Offender in the Second Degree.
The same grand jury indicted Amanda Sweazy, 43, of Gravel Switch, with one count of Promoting Human Trafficking of a Minor (Class B Felony), one count of Unlawful Transaction with a Minor, First Degree, Controlled Substance, Under Age 18 (Class C Felony), Promoting Human Trafficking (Class C Felony) and one count of being a Persistent Felony Offender in the Second Degree.
The alleged crimes occurred between April and August 2025 in Marion County, Kentucky. Prosecutors said Sweazy recruited the teenager. According to court documents, Boswell forced the victim to engage in commercial sexual activity on two or more occasions.
The Kentucky State Police investigated the case. Assistant Attorney General Barbara Maines Whaley presented the case to the Grand Jury on behalf of the Commonwealth. The Attorney General's office said the Kentucky Supreme Court's rule on trial publicity limits information the office can provide publicly.
The office notes that the charges in an indictment are allegations, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
(Source: Kentucky Attorney General's Office)
来源：肯塔基州总检察长办公室
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