Man arrested in Metairie on human trafficking charges; accused of forcing North Carolina teens into prostitution
Published: Monday, July 19, 2010, 6:19 PM     Updated: Monday, July 19, 2010, 6:21 PM
A North Carolina man with a previous murder conviction was arrested Friday at a Metairie motel for allegedly bringing an 18-year-old mother and her 19-year-old friend to the New Orleans area and forcing them to work as prostitutes.
Kudirka Tierny Cureton, 38, of Charlotte, was booked into the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center in Gretna with two counts of human trafficking, promoting prostitution, false imprisonment and possession of marijuana, according to a Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office arrest report.
The victims told investigators that Cureton forced their cooperation with beatings and stories about his murderous past. He also held hostage a 6-month-old baby belonging to one of the girls, threatening to take the child away if the woman didn’t go out on “dates,” the reports said.

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