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Published: 2012-05-07 10:06:00
Updated: 2012-05-07 11:23:30

Posted: May 7, 2012

Fayetteville man arrested on charges of prostituting teen

Kadeem Kirk

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Fayetteville, N.C. — Cumberland County authorities have arrested a man accused of kidnapping a 13-year-old girl and forcing her into prostitution.

A tip from a person who saw Kadeem Kirk's mug shot in the local news led police to arrest him at his grandmother's house in Fayetteville Monday morning, said Debbie Tanna, a spokeswoman for the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office.

Kirk, 20, of 5719 Meharry Drive, was given a $1.9 million bond on 23 felony charges, including second-degree kidnapping, facilitating the prostitution of a minor and conspiracy to prostitute a minor.

Investigators said Kirk took the teen from her home to a local motel, forced her to have sex with five men and gave her money and drugs.

In January, authorities charged Kirk in connection with the case of a 14-year-old girl who had run away.

  • Web Editor: Anne Johnson
Copyright 2012 by Capitol Broadcasting Company. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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Oh, well. Just another example of the old adage -

"Pimpin' ain't easy."
pappy1
May 9, 2012 10:17 a.m.
no soul at all, just an empty void wasting skin.
not my real name
May 8, 2012 12:08 p.m.
arrest him at his grandmother's house in Fayetteville -- story

Why did it take a tip to the police for the police to go check out the grandmother and other family of the wanted man?
Click to view my profile djofraleigh
May 7, 2012 6:33 p.m.
Kadeem, it's amazing what a pack of cigaretts will buy in the big house.
Click to view my profile sillywabbitthepatriot
May 7, 2012 3:14 p.m.
He has a serious problem..send him away for life!
Click to view my profile DivaD
May 7, 2012 1:51 p.m.
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