Cantonment Man Charged With Human Trafficking, Sexual Battery

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A Cantonment man is facing multiple charges including human trafficking for the alleged abuse of a woman.

John Chess Foster, 50, was charged with human trafficking, sexual battery, false imprisonment and battery.

The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office responded to a disturbance on Balboa Road in Cantonment Saturday night. The victim told deputies she “stayed” with Foster, and the two had an argument over money that turned physical after he spent all the money they had at the casino. She stated she was slapped twice in the face and pinned against an outside trailer wall by his arm. She stated she bit Foster’s arm, and deputies observed a bite mark on his arm, according to an arrest report.

The victim stated, “It’s only going to get worse. Tell him I did not call 911.”

The arrest report states the victim told deputies he gets high on methamphetamine, brings guys over and forces her to perform sexual acts on them. She stated that he has facilitated sexual contact between her and over 20 men where he forces her to sit naked before telling her what acts to perform on them. When finished, Foster forces her to bathe in bleach, the report continues.

She said she was not allowed to leave the house except for short periods of time with a family member.

As the deputy was speaking with the victim, she was cleaning dishes and crying, telling him that if he did not get the dishes cleaned Foster would beat her when released from jail. The victim stated that the mental abuse was so severe that she has considered suicide.

Foster remained in the Escambia County Jail without bond Monday.