Brentwood Man Accused Of Sex Trafficking Girl For 2 Years: Police

BRENTWOOD, NY — A Brentwood man was arrested Tuesday on charges of sex trafficking a teenage girl for approximately two years, beginning when she was 15, Suffolk County police said.

Luis Parada, 57, was arrested following the execution of a search warrant at 4 MacArthur Ave. in Brentwood around6:40 a.m., police said. Two other Brentwood men were arrested on drug-related charges.

According to police, Third Squad detectives contacted the department's Human Trafficking Investigations Unit about two weeks ago after investigators suspected a teenager was being trafficked at the address.

An investigation revealed that Parada had allegedly been trafficking the girl for approximately two years, beginning when she was 15, police said. The victim is now 17.

Police said Parada raped the girl and arranged for other local men to pay him to have sex with her. Detectives are also investigating whether narcotics were involved in the alleged trafficking.

During Tuesday's search, detectives seized a 1987 Winnebago, 22 cellphones, a replica firearm, a machete, electronics and forensic evidence, police said.

Parada was charged with third-degree rape, sex trafficking of a minor and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.

He was held overnight at the Third Precinct and is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday, Oct. 28, at First District Court in Central Islip, police said.

Two other men, Rigoberto Celisgarcia, 48, and Amado Campos, 59, both of Brentwood, were each charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, police said.

Both men were issued desk appearance tickets and are scheduled to appear at First District Court in Central Islip at a later date.

Detectives are investigating whether additional charges will be filed against any of the three men, police said.

The search warrant operation involved the Suffolk County Police Department's Crime Scene Section, Third Squad detectives, Third Precinct Crime Section, Third Precinct patrol officers and investigators from the Nassau County District Attorney's Office.

Police are asking anyone with information about Parada, Celisgarcia, Campos or other potential suspects to contact the Human Trafficking Investigations Unit at 631-854-7512 or anonymously contact Suffolk County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-8477.