A Connecticut woman sex trafficked at least five teenage girls and posted ads for them online, federal authorities said Wednesday.

Jamira Myers , a 42-year-old Hamden resident, was charged with several crimes including sex trafficking, forced labor and attempted sex trafficking of minors, the Justice Department said in a press release.

Cops began investigating Myers after a report from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in July. The report noted a missing 16-year-old girl had been posted on a commercial sex services site .

Investigators determined Myers used the site to advertise the girl for sexual services, the Justice Department said. She’s also accused of advertising four other girls between the ages of 14 and 17 on the site. The girls have not been public

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