‘Love & Hip Hop’ guest star among 2 accused of sex trafficking
Two men, including a "Love & Hip Hop" guest star, were arrested Thursday in DeKalb County after allegedly trying to traffic two teenage girls out of state for prostitution, authorities said.
Lyndon “Sas” Smith, 26, of Atlanta, and James Ruffin, 27, were charged with criminal attempt to traffic persons for sexual servitude and criminal attempt to pimp a person less than 18 years of age, DeKalb police said.
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The ages of the two teenagers were not released, but police said they are underage. Neither girl was hurt during the alleged incident and they were safely recovered by police.
Smith has made multiple appearances on "Love & Hip Hop," which airs on VH1, but he is not a cast member, according to the show's website.
No other information was released.
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