The accused are identified as Lamin Manneh, 31, and Marissa Braun, 19, both of the 2400 block of Marbourne Avenue in Baltimore. After consultation with the Anne Arundel County State’s Attorney, Manneh was charged with human trafficking and prostitution. Braun was charged with one count of prostitution. Both individuals were processed at the Glen Burnie Barrack and transported to the District Court Commissioner in Glen Burnie for an initial appearance.
Yesterday, the Maryland State Police Child Recovery Unit was working their normal pro-active child prostitution/human trafficking operation. They located a young looking female posting on an internet “escort” website.
Members of the FBI's Child Exploitation Task Force, working in conjunction with the Child Recovery Unit, arranged to meet the female in a Baltimore area hotel where Braun was subsequently identified. After Braun was in police custody, it was revealed she had been working for her alleged husband, Manneh. Police located Manneh in the parking lot of the same hotel. Manneh was interviewed by police and subsequently placed under arrest.
During the initial encounter with Manneh, police learned he was a current member of the Baltimore City Police Department. Manneh will be suspended without pay and subject to an internal affairs investigation by the Baltimore City Police Department.
The Child Recovery Unit working this operation is comprised of Maryland State Police, an FBI Special Agent and a Baltimore County Detective. Troopers from the Glen Burnie Barrack also assisted at the scene.
The Maryland State Police Child Recovery Unit works in conjunction with the FBI’s Child Exploitation Task Force. The Child Exploitation Task Force is comprised of police agencies from around the state. Its primary mission is to identify and locate child victims of Human Trafficking. The Task Force works cooperatively with law enforcement agencies, prosecutors and non governmental agencies to provide resources to combat these crimes. Additionally, the Task Force works to educate law enforcement and the public to recognize the signs of human trafficking violations.
LOL!....in addition to bribery, murder, rape, felonious assault, falsification of official documents, drug trafficking, conspiracy, perjury, and drug racket protection, we can now add "pimping" to the long list of activities done by the people who wear the "I can do anything I want" badge. Shooting people at night clubs because they looked at their girlfriend, turning the camera off and beating up handcufffed women, body slamming old ladies to the pavement (they were "afraid for their lives"), shooting men reaching for their wallet (47 times)....the fun never ends for the police. He'll be fired and rehired in a year, with full back pay, too. Or didn't you see the news report about the all the cops fired for brutality and rehired (with full back pay) after the story cools down?
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7:46-He was just more undercover than his captors.It has to be done in tiers to be effective.It is truly unfortunate that his cover has been blown by the same agency he works for,but that must be.They could not have been trusted with that info.The deeper they are in the more secretive they become.I just hope someone intervenes prior to his sentencing.He has a life too,and just doing his job should not jeopardize his life outside of his job.
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