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Man charged in 2019 suburban human trafficking case

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LAKE COUNTY, Ill. — A second person has been charged in a 2019 human trafficking case involving a then-teenage victim. Jose Puga, 51, of Wonder Lake, has been charged with three counts of involuntary sexual servitude of a minor, three counts of trafficking in persons and six counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse. It stems from the 2019 investigation into Sheila Johnston, of Round Lake Beach. She was accused of selling a girl into sex trade …

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