Atchison, Kansas man charged with sex trafficking

A Kansas man made his initial court appearance Friday after a federal grand jury indicted him on multiple charges related to sex trafficking multiple victims, including children.

Elijah Z. Haley, 21, of Atchison, was indicted on two counts of sex trafficking of a child, two counts of sex trafficking accomplished by force, fraud, or coercion, two counts of transportation with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity and two counts of transportation for illegal sexual activity.

The defendant made his initial court appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Angel D. Mitchell of the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Kansas Highway Patrol, the Atchison, Kansas Police Department and the Boone County, Missouri Sheriff’s Office investigated the case.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Audrey McCormick is prosecuting the case.