UPDATE:
ALTOONA, Pa. (WJAC) — Altoona police say, as of 11 a.m. Tuesday, all of the suspects are in custody.
ORIGINAL:
Altoona police say five men are facing charges related to a string of sexual assaults and human trafficking within the city.
According to the Altoona Police Department, investigators have been working on several open sexual assault cases.
They say they learned that most of the cases were connected to five men who were targeting women with drug addictions,
Investigators say they found that the men were using drugs to take advantage of women by forcing them to perform sexual acts or assaulting the women while they were unresponsive.
The Altoona Police Department holds multiple felony warrants for the following individuals:
Police say the warrants include charges of trafficking in individuals, involuntary servitude, rape, corrupt organizations, possession with intent to deliver and other related charges.
They say Dargan is also facing charges related to drug delivery resulting in death after they linked him to a woman’s fatal drug overdose that happened in Jan.
Authorities believe there are more victims who haven’t been located yet.
If you have any information related to other potential victims or suspects, you’re asked to contact Detective Heuston at 814-949-2517.
Dargan, Atkins, and Wilson remain at large as of Friday afternoon, police say.
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