posted to social media<\/a>, Sheriff Wayne Ivey said that the man \u2014 identified as Antonio Granados, 26 \u2014 was responsible for trafficking a teenage girl.<\/p>\n\u201cThis guy… preyed upon a teenager,\u201d Ivey explained. \u201cHe trafficked her. He prostituted her. And he emotionally and physically abused her for his own repulsive pleasure.\u201d<\/p>\n
Antonio Guilberto Granados, 26 (Brevard County Sheriff’s Office)<\/p>\n
Per the sheriff, the investigation kicked off on April 2 when a school resource deputy was approached by the victim\u2019s mother, who said that her daughter claimed to have been sexually abused.<\/p>\n
From there, detectives spoke with the victim, who pointed them toward Granados, Ivey stated.<\/p>\n
\u201cAccording to the victim, she actually met (Granados) through a mutual friend, and he immediately became extremely controlling and even set up a camera in her bedroom so that he could monitor her every move,\u201d Ivey said. <\/p>\n
Ivey further stated that the victim claimed to have been in a \u201cforced and manipulated sexual relationship,\u201d as well as that Granados forced her to commit sex acts well over 100 times across several locations throughout the county.<\/p>\n
Per the sheriff, the victim reported that Granados recorded the sex acts on two different cell phones, threatening to leak the videos if she didn’t perform certain sex acts. (Brevard County Sheriff’s Office)<\/p>\n
In addition, Granados had set up various meetings with other men to engage in sex acts with the victim, Ivey said. The victim was allegedly forced to have sexual activity with over 50 different men.<\/p>\n
Sheriff Ivey added that investigators were able to identify one of Granados\u2019 clients as Dashawn Edward, a corrections deputy who reportedly engaged in sex acts with the victim. <\/p>\n
Edward was arrested on Saturday night and now faces a charge of unlawful sexual acts with certain minors.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, detectives said they spoke with Granados, who admitted to many of the accusations against him, Ivey said. That said, he denied knowing her age.<\/p>\n
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But when detectives tried to arrest him on Tuesday, they discovered him in his bedroom trying to overdose on pills, Ivey reported. <\/p>\n
Granados was later taken into custody at the hospital and now faces charges of human trafficking, promoting sexual performance by a child, four counts of possessing material depicting sexual conduct by a child, and 20 counts of unlawful sexual acts with certain minors.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s only one place for someone who commits human trafficking, and that is the gates of Hell!\u201d the sheriff\u2019s office announced.<\/p>\n
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