"OAKLAND - In the span of a day, a 17-year-old girl went from video-chatting with a friend in the Central Valley to being trafficked by a convicted pimp in the Bay Area, according to local authorities. Now, two people are facing serious charges over the alleged two-week ordeal. Devon Canada, 37, and Alajiah Nasrani Tisdale, 19, have been charged with human trafficking, pandering, pimping and threatening to harm or kill the girl if she attempted to escape them or hide money, according to court records."
""This is Daddy. We share him," Tisdale allegedly told the girl, referring to Canada, records show. From there, the pair allegedly taught the girl how to go on "dates" with men, to lie about her age and how to resist efforts by other pimps to take her away. They warned her that men in Oakland's "Blade" - a slang term for an East Oakland neighborhood known for prostitution - would get violent, according to police."
On Aug. 29, a 17-year-old in the Central Valley was lured via a video call and took an Amtrak to Oakland after being promised thousands of dollars in prostitution. The girl met a 37-year-old man and a 19-year-old accomplice at a train station and was introduced to the older suspect. The pair allegedly taught her to go on "dates," lie about her age, resist rival pimps, and warned of violence in Oakland's Blade. They allegedly prevented her return to family, threatened violence when she tried to leave, and forced her to delete phone data. Two suspects now face charges including human trafficking, pandering, pimping, threats, sexual abuse and drug possession; one suspect has a prior pimping conviction.
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