A Jan. 26 preliminary hearing has been set for a Point Loma man who is accused of extortion, rape, and other offenses involving him posing as a modeling agent to na\u00efve young women.
\nMaverick Mendez Rosales, 24, is also charged with human trafficking of a minor, oral copulation by threat, sexual battery, and digital penetration. He has pleaded not guilty to all counts. The victims knew him as “Michael.”
\nHe is accused of extorting approximately $3,000 from a woman who paid the money to him after he threatened to make public her nude photos and videos he shot of her when she was younger, according to court records.
\nThe woman felt threatened when she received strange text messages from someone whom Rosales described as his boss. Rosales was not a legitimate modeling agent, but had advertised as such on Craigslist, according to a San Diego Police detective.
\nRosales used the same scheme with a second woman, and is alleged to have used Facebook to lure other victims. He met two victims at Starbucks stores in La Jolla and Chula Vista.
\nRosales was arrested July 31. If he\u2019s convicted, he could face up to 13 years in prison, according to the District Attorney\u2019s office. He remains in the George Bailey Detention Facility on $300,000 bail.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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