Brooklyn Man Indicted for Alleged Sex Trafficking of Teenager

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Tuesday, September 8, 2026

Brooklyn Man Indicted for Alleged Sex Trafficking of Teenager

Digital Investigation Uncovered Online Ads Promoting Prostitution of 16-Year-Old Girl

Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez today announced that two defendants have been indicted for their roles in the alleged trafficking of a 16-year-old girl for prostitution after investigators uncovered online advertisements featuring the teenager and digital communications allegedly showing that she was being promoted for commercial sex.

District Attorney Gonzalez said, "Protecting vulnerable children from exploitation is among our most important responsibilities. As trafficking increasingly moves online, digital and video evidence can be critical to identifying exploitation and building strong cases. We will continue using every available tool to protect victims, hold traffickers accountable and keep our communities safe."

The District Attorney identified the defendants as Carlton Foster, 38, of Brooklyn, and Jaeandrea Herriot, 19, also known as Jae Herriot, also of Brooklyn. They are charged in a seven-count indictment with second-, third- and fourth-degree promoting prostitution and endangering the welfare of a child. Foster is also charged with sex trafficking of a child. Herriot was arraigned today before Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Danny Chun, who set bail at $5,000 cash or $25,000 bond. Foster was arraigned on August 12, 2026, by Justice Chun. Foster was ordered held on bail of $200,000 cash or $1 million bond. Both defendants were ordered to return to court on October 14, 2026.

The District Attorney said that, according to the investigation, on March 10, 2026, law enforcement received a referral regarding a 16-year-old girl who had run away from her group home and was suspected of being a victim of sex trafficking.

Detectives from the New York City Police Department's Human Trafficking Squad opened a joint investigation with the Brooklyn District Attorney's Human Trafficking Unit, when investigators allegedly located online advertisements featuring the teenager on websites used to advertise prostitution and trafficking.

Furthermore, according to the investigation, on April 3, 2026, the teenager encountered police in Brooklyn in connection with an unrelated matter. Detectives obtained her cellphone and conducted a forensic examination that allegedly uncovered extensive prostitution-related communications involving Foster and Herriot.

The District Attorney said that on May 7, 2026, The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children notified the FBI that live online advertisements of the teen were discovered in Newark, New Jersey. That night, FBI agents arranged a meeting and recovered her from a hotel room in New Jersey.

The case was investigated by New York City Police Department Detective Kevin Deleon (now retired), along with Detective Daniel Bergamini, of the New York City Police Department Human Trafficking Squad, under the supervision of Sergeant Kevin Kavanagh, and the overall supervision of Inspector Gary Marcus.

The District Attorney thanked the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, Police Officers Felix Figueroa and Anthony Gallucci of the Newark, N.J., Police Department, Special Agent Brian Salamone from the FBI Newark Field Office and the US Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey for their assistance in the investigation.

Additionally, the District Attorney thanked Human Trafficking Unit Office Manager Aurora Martinez and Paralegal Aaliyah Antrobus, and Digital Evidence Lab Digital Forensic Analyst Titan Cox for their work on the case.

The case is being prosecuted by Senior Assistant District Attorney Janesse Dawson, of the District Attorney's Human Trafficking Unit, under the supervision of Assistant District Attorney Mary E. Monahan, Deputy Chief and David Weiss, Chief of the Human Trafficking Unit, under the overall supervision of Assistant District Attorney Miss Gregory, Chief of the Special Victims Bureau.

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An indictment is merely an accusation and not proof of a defendant's guilt.