{"id":212766,"date":"2026-03-31T09:25:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T09:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/212766\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T09:25:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T09:25:08","slug":"tallahassee-man-arrested-accused-of-providing-girl-shelter-in-exchange-for-sexual-acts-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/212766\/","title":{"rendered":"Tallahassee man arrested, accused of providing girl shelter in exchange for sexual acts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) &#8211; A Tallahassee man is behind bars and accused of providing a girl a place to stay in exchange for sexual favors. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Rony Yassainte is facing one count of engaging in human trafficking services with a person less than 18 years old, unlawful sexual activity with certain minors and use of a two-way communication device to facilitate a felony.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Rony Yassainte is facing human trafficking charges, according to arrest papers\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1774949108_797_HD7O755YDJC7JCEEI2WWFEJ7DA.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/>Rony Yassainte is facing human trafficking charges, according to arrest papers(Leon County Jail)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">According to arrest documents, the victim had been the subject of a missing person case. When detectives located her, she told them she had been \u201cliving on the streets.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">She told detectives she exchanged sexual acts for shelter and identified Yassainte as someone who had taken her in. Text messages between the two recovered by detectives confirmed the victim had been staying with Yassainte. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">One message read \u201cIf you want make me happy I will help you every week I am very good person,\u201d according to arrest documents. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Those documents show that when detectives spoke to Yassainte, he admitted to allowing the victim to live with him, purchasing her food and having sex with her on one occasion. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Court documents show he was denied bond Monday morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">To keep up with the latest news as it develops, follow WCTV on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WCTV.tv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wctvnews\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@WCTVEyewitnessNews\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nextdoor<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">X<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Have a news tip or see an error? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wjhg.com\/2026\/03\/30\/tallahassee-man-arrested-accused-providing-girl-shelter-exchange-sexual-acts\/mailto:news@wctv.tv?subject=Correction%20Needed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Write to us here<\/a>. 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