Cops accuse 6 in South Florida child prostitution sting

MIAMI — The Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office, as well as state officials, have said since last month that they would be cracking down on human trafficking during the FIFA World Cup festivities and according to arrest reports, six arrests made in Miami on Tuesday night were examples of that.

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Authorities took six men into custody.

Investigators said they posted an ad online depicting underage girls and a phone number, and on Tuesday, the men called.

According to the arrest reports, in each case the men agreed to pay money for sex with what he believed to be one or two girls aged 14 and 15.

In one case, a man allegedly said he’d pay $200 for a “quick visit” with both, but after arriving at the rendezvous point, the men instead were met by cops.

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State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle said her office will be cracking down on sex crimes and other illicit activity that pick up during big events like the World Cup. According to the arrest reports, four of the six men have addresses in Miami-Dade; the other two are from Broward.

They identified the suspects as:

• John Alcin, 30, of northwest Miami-Dade
• Henry Castillo Martinez, 20, of Miami
• Jaasar Rocha Rivas, 23, of Miami
• Melvin Phillip Putney, 47, of Miami Beach
• Deyvi Richard Silva, 36, of Fort Lauderdale
• Ibrahim Vazquez Cobas, 54, of Miramar

The arrests come on the heels of a sting in Homestead in which 12 men were arrested in mid-June.

The men all face charges including human trafficking and traveling to meet a minor for sex.

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