Overview
- Municipal police in Zacapoaxtla, Puebla, arrested Jaime Pascual Hernández Toral on Dec. 22 after a citizen recognized him and called 911.
- Veracruz prosecutors formally charged him with human trafficking in modalities of slavery, labor exploitation and forced labor through the specialized anti‑trafficking unit.
- A control judge in Tantoyuca ordered justified preventive detention under criminal case 147/2025 while the proceedings advance.
- Authorities allege he kept “Doña Lety” captive from Sept. 6, 2022 to Sept. 1, 2024 to coerce her into recording monetized videos, and she was rescued by the National Guard in Sept. 2024.
- The arrest followed a 350,000‑peso reward and cross‑state coordination, and investigators are also pursuing lines related to the reported disappearance of his ex‑partner.