Texas couple facing human trafficking charges after teen escapes

America Anderson, 20, and Devanshu Gupta, 26, were arrested and charged with human trafficking after a kidnapped teen escaped from their home and alerted authorities to their activities. America Anderson, 20, and Devanshu Gupta, 26, were arrested and charged with human trafficking after a kidnapped teen escaped from their home and alerted authorities to their activities. Photo: Irving City Police Photo: Irving City Police Image 1 of / 21 Caption Close Texas couple facing human trafficking charges after teen escapes 1 / 21 Back to Gallery

A Fort Worth-area couple was arrested on Sunday, April 15, 2018, and face human trafficking charges after a teen escaped from their Texas home.

According to the Star-Telegram, America Anderson, 20, and Devanshu Gupta, 26, allegedly kidnapped the 18-year-old female from California and brought her to their house in Irving where she was forced into prostitution.

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The young woman was able to escape and led authorities to the residence where she had been kept for several months along with another, younger victim.

According to Dallas News, police arrested the couple after they were seen leaving the home with the 16-year-old.

Based on the Irving Jail "in-custody" list, both suspects were charged with trafficking of children, trafficking of persons, compelling prostitution and aggravated promotion of prostitution and are currently in jail with bail set at $350,000 each.

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