A Boston man has been indicted on federal charges accusing him of sex trafficking multiple victims — including a 17-year-old — between Massachusetts and New Hampshire, prosecutors announced Thursday.
A federal grand jury charged Orland Reyes, also known as “Snow,” 33, with seven counts, including attempted sex trafficking of a child, transportation of a minor with intent to engage in prostitution, coercion and enticement of a minor and other trafficking offenses.
According to the U.S. attorney’s office, Reyes was stopped by police in Puerto Rico on Aug. 20 while driving alone and was found to have multiple outstanding warrants. Investigators searched his three cellphones and found evidence outlining his trafficking operation.
Prosecutors say the trafficking began as early as June 2023 and involved three victims. Reyes is accused of coercing women in New Hampshire to travel to Massachusetts, where officials say he directed them to engage in sex work. One of the victims was 17 at the time, according to the indictment.
In one instance, prosecutors say Reyes urged a woman to take Percocet “to help her feel better” about being forced to engage in sex work. According to prosecutors, the woman later became addicted to drugs as a result.
Reyes also took an 18-year-old woman and her infant to his Boston apartment; when she refused to engage in prostitution, he kicked the woman and her child out of the home, prosecutors say.
Several of the charges involving the minor carry mandatory minimum sentences of 10 years in prison and a maximum of life. Other charges related to adult victims carry sentences of up to 20 years in prison.
Reyes made his initial court appearance in Massachusetts on Dec. 9, with a hearing set for Dec. 18 in federal court in Worcester.
