Man indicted for labor and sex trafficking in Brooklyn
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A Flushing man was arraigned on a 24-count indictment today in which he is charged with sex trafficking, attempted sex trafficking, labor trafficking, attempted labor trafficking, third-degree promoting prostitution, first-degree attempted rape and other charges.
Guiyang Xu, 66, is currently held on bail of $500,000 bond or $100,000 cash. He is ordered to return to court on Oct. 7, 2022. Xu was also indicted in June in connection to the labor and sex trafficking of another employee. Xu’s arraignment was presided over by Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Danny Chun.
Xu was arraigned on a separate 20-count indictment – which charged him with sex trafficking, attempted sex trafficking, labor trafficking, attempted labor trafficking, first-degree rape, fourth-degree promoting prostitution and other related charges – on June 14. His bail was set at $5,000 or a $15,000 bond.