Two men pleaded not guilty Friday to pimping a 15- year-old runaway girl in Orange County.
Brandon Lamar Aaron, 29, of Hawthorne, and Jeremy Erin Frierson, 26, of Inglewood, were charged Friday with human trafficking and pandering of a minor.
Aaron was also charged with attempted pimping of a minor and faces a sentencing enhancement for committing a crime while out on bail for allegedly pimping a minor in Las Vegas in 2015, according to the Orange County District Attorney’s Office.
Frierson faces sentencing enhancements for prior strike convictions for attempted robberies in 2014 in Los Angeles County and grand theft in 2012 in Los Angeles County, according to prosecutors.
The two allegedly met the 15-year-old victim the day after Christmas and had her work as a prostitute in Orange County, prosecutors said.
Santa Ana police saw the teen about 2:50 a.m. on Wednesday and soon after the defendants were arrested, prosecutors said.
Aaron could face up to 14 years in prison if convicted at trial.
Frierson could face up to 27 years to life in prison if convicted at trial.
–City News Service