Feds Charge Hamden Woman With Sex Trafficking of Minors

Overview

• Jamira Denise Myers, 42, also known as "Chocolate," is charged by federal criminal complaint with sex trafficking and attempted sex trafficking of minors, forced labor and attempted forced labor of minors, and obstruction and attempted obstruction of sex‑trafficking enforcement.
• Court filings allege she used skipthegames.com to post advertisements for a 16-year-old and at least four other girls between ages 14 and 17.
• Investigators say she arranged client meetings, transported the minors, and rented hotel rooms for the encounters.
• Authorities allege she initially told the teens to rob clients and split the proceeds, then later directed at least one girl to engage in sexual acts.
• Myers was arrested on October 10 and remains detained, she faces a potential sentence of 15 years to life if convicted, and prosecutors emphasize the charges are allegations during the ongoing case led by HSI with New Haven and Watertown police.