AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF)- An Augusta woman behind bars after allegedly trafficking a teenager.

Monica Daughtery was arrested at the Comfort Inn and Suites on Jimmy Dyess Parkway on October 20th.

She’s charged with 3 counts of Trafficking of Persons for Sexual Servitude, Suspended License, and No Proof on Insurance.

This most recent case adds to concerns from local leaders about the growing problem of human sex trafficking.

Thousands of people across the country are victims of sex trafficking each year.

But Georgia and the CSRA is one of the areas that it’s happening at an alarming rate, and local agencies are talking solutions to address this growing problem.

Reports allege Daughtery trafficked a 16-year-old girl from Clayton County who’s been missing for two months.

The sex trafficking

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