Two Beaver Dam men have been arrested after one of the men sold the other man his juvenile daughter.
After an investigation, Kentucky State Police arrested 34-year-old Diego Alonzo-Perez Tuesday night and charged him with human trafficking (commercial sex activity).
Troopers and Social Services officials launched an investigation in November when police learned that Alonzo-Perez’s juvenile daughter gave birth to a boy in March 2021, state police said. The investigation showed that Alonzo-Perez had sold his daughter to 20-year-old Lucas Mateo for $8,000 in March 2020. The juvenile, court records indicate, was raped daily.
Mateo was also arrested Tuesday night and charged with third-degree rape.
Both men are being held in the Ohio County Detention Center on $50,000 cash bonds.
The investigation continues.
(Photo l-r: Diego Perez-Alonzo, Lucas Mateo)
By Ken Howlett, News Director
Contact Ken at ken@k105.com
