A Miami Beach man is facing five felony charges after Miami Beach undercover agents found a woman who said she was the victim of violent human trafficking and assault stemming from her work as a prostitute.
Robert Brown, 37, from Great Britain, was arrested Tuesday on charges of human trafficking, deriving support from the proceeds of prostitution, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, battery and cocaine possession, according to the Miami Beach police arrest report. Miami Beach's police human trafficking detectives were working an undercover detail and found an advertisement for prostitution on Listcrawler, which included a phone number.
Detectives responded to the hotel for the "date," according to the arrest report. A woman called and said her "friend" was in the apartment. She met with a detective. The woman said a male friend lives with her, and helps by "taking pictures, posting them online and texting with clients when they respond to the ads.
The detective said he had read two previous police reports from her, and asked if Brown was the man. She said he had just left before the detective arrived. The woman said she had an appointment with another detective about those reports. She told them she met Brown in March when he responded to her online advertisement that was posted on Megapersonals. She said Brown was staying at her residence since they first met "and that he did not contribute any money to the household. She recalled one time when a client paid her via a cash app and then canceled the transaction.
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Brown used a computer to research the male and called him and threatened to call his family if he didn't resubmit the payment," according to the report. The woman also said Brown was physically violent with her and "would snap anytime he felt disrespected. In one image, there was a large bruise to her left leg that she said she sustained when he chased her around the home and pushed her into the bathtub on April She said he punched her in the leg.
