MAHONING VALLEY, Ohio-Nicholas Yansin Felder, a 24-year-old man from the Mahoning Valley, was indicted on charges of rape and human trafficking. An investigation by the Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force found that Felder was advertising a minor for sex on multiple escort websites. Felder was indicted on the following felony charges:1 count of rape, 1 count of trafficking in persons, 2 counts of compelling prostitution, 1 count of commercial exploitation of a minor, 3 counts of corrupting another with drugs, He was also charged with 1 misdemeanor count of assault., Felder is currently incarcerated on unrelated weapons charges., The indictment alleges that Felder organized meetings between the minor victim and adult males, facilitating forced sex and keeping the proceeds., It also alleges that Felder raped the victim after providing narcotics.
