HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) -- A man was indicted for allegedly sex trafficking a minor who was saved by Pennsylvania State Police after a traffic stop on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, the Department of Justice said.

The DOJ announced Thursday that a federal grand jury indicted 53-year-old Jerome Oliver, also known as "Daddy," of Missouri, for sex trafficking a minor and related offenses.

Pennsylvania State Police stopped Oliver on the PA Turnpike on April 28, who was driving a black Ford Edge in West Pennsboro Township. A minor inside the Ford was discovered to have been classified as "missing and endangered" in Missouri. Also inside the Ford was a 19-year-old passenger.

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DOJ said Oliver allegedly was transporting the underage

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