Mamou Mammoth accused of sex trafficking in NOLA

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Authorities arrested a woman accused of forcing an 18-year-old into prostitution at a Metairie hotel, according to arrest reports. Dianna Viator, 31, of Mamou, La., was booked Monday (May 14) with human trafficking, according to Lt. Jason Rivarde, spokesman for the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office.

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Deputies took Viator into custody after the 18-year-old's mother received a text from the teen asking for help, according to the arrest report. The teen, who is from New Iberia, told authorities she met Viator and another man at a Baton Rouge hotel several days ago. The teen, who was "down on her luck" and in need of a job, fell in with the pair. Viator and the man are accused of providing drugs to the teen and forcing her to go on prostitution dates, the report said. Viator collected the money from the "Johns," according to authorities. Viator and the man split the proceeds after each date. The man threatened to kill the teen if she ever left or stopped making money. He and Viator brought her to a hotel in the 5900 block of Veterans Memorial Boulevard in Metairie where she said she was made to go on two more prostitution dates, the report said.

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