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*DA: Man flew mom, girl to Hawaii for child sex
A Lakewood mother has
been arrested and charged with pimping her 12-year-old daughter to an
Australian man in exchange for thousands of dollars, gifts and a trip to
Hawaii, prosecutors say. Julie Anne Greiner, 43, was arrested Tuesday by Lakewood
police. She has been charged with human trafficking of a minor for sexual servitude;
pimping of a child and sexual assault of a child/pattern of abuse -- all
felonies, the Jefferson County District Attorney's Office said Wednesday.
ABC-7 report continues:
The
12-year-old daughter met the Australian man, Thomas Keski, 23, in an online
chat in mid-2014, said Pam Russell, spokeswoman for District Attorney Peter
Weir.
According
to court records, the online relationship turned sexual through video
chatting. Keski began to send money and gifts to the girl and her mother.
Keski sent thousands of dollars, which was sometimes used to pay rent and other
bills, as well as gifts including jewelry and electronics, court records state.
According
an arrest warrant affidavit, Keski, and his mother, came to Colorado where he
met Julie Greiner and her child, before taking them on a trip to Hawaii.
Keski and the child slept in the same bed, while Julie Grenier shared a room
with Keski’s mother.
Lakewood
police have been working with the authorities in Australia and Keski has been
arrested and charged there.
Julie
Greiner appeared in Jefferson County Court Wednesday morning, where a judge
advised her of the charges and set her bond at US$50,000. She remained in the
Jefferson County Detention Center on Wednesday afternoon.
Greiner's only prior arrest
in Colorado was in 1990 for receiving stolen property in Denver. She pleaded
guilty to felony theft in that case, according to court records.
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