Two suspected sex traffickers accused of trying to force a 12-year-old and another teen into prostitution were arraigned on a grand jury indictment Thursday.
Terron Newsome and Fredjy Exavier pleaded not guilty to 15 charges including kidnapping and sex trafficking.
Police arrived when the 12-year old called her former foster mom. She said she and a 17-year-old girl were being held against their will.
Police say Newsome tried to turn the 12-year-old girl into a prostitute.
They also say that Newsome, a suspected Crips member, raped the 17-year-old and had her working as a prostitute since she was 13.