Katherine Fernandez Rundle's office says Hopson met an year-old girl from Lakeland on a social media dating service in January. He drove up to see her before driving her back to Miami.
Despite his name, we are alleging that Hopson's actions and activities indicate that he is not a saint but an exploiter of the naivete of our young for his personal profit," said State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle. All parents need to be familiar with these dangers before something terrible or unfortunate occurs to their loved ones. Prosecutors say Hopson allegedly took the victim shopping to Victoria's Secret and later had her pose for cell phone pictures in the items he purchased for her.
Thomas allegedly posted the victim's photographs under the title "I'm new to the game. Hopson allegedly told the victim that Thomas would be the one having sex with the male clients.
Prosecutors say the victim attempted to comply with Thomas' demands but was unable to fulfill the requests. Hopson is also accused of having "several instances of sexual contact with the victim against her will. He also allegedly told the victim he had just gotten out of prison for human trafficking and kidnapping and he would kill her if she called police. Prosecutors say Hopson demanded the victim give the address of one of her family members as potential leverage so she wouldn't call the police.
On Feb. In the car, investigators found a notebook belonging to Hopson which contained a hand-written list of laws about being a "pimp", according to prosecutors.
