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Man Arrested for Kidnapping, Sex Trafficking in Attic

By Drooid · Sep 30, 2026, 6:39 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Jordende Pierre, 29, was arrested for kidnapping and sex-trafficking a woman in a Boston attic.
Police found her on Sept 20 in an unfinished attic on Summer Street, Malden, Massachusetts.
After Pierre removed the attic door handle, the naked, malnourished woman sat on a mat with a urine bucket.
He faces kidnapping and trafficking charges.
He pleaded not guilty and remains jailed without bail.

History

Historical Context

The Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act, signed in 2000, created the State Department’s Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons and spurred inter-agency task forces; it has been reauthorized five times, most recently in 2022. Building on this framework, Boston police’s September 2024 raid on a Malden attic targeted domestic sex-trafficking victims, reflecting the Act’s emphasis on coordinated rescues and prosecution.

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Story summary

Jordende Pierre, 29, was arrested for kidnapping and sex-trafficking a woman in a Boston attic.
Police found her on Sept 20 in an unfinished attic on Summer Street, Malden, Massachusetts.
After Pierre removed the attic door handle, the naked, malnourished woman sat on a mat with a urine bucket.
He faces kidnapping and trafficking charges.
He pleaded not guilty and remains jailed without bail.

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