FRANKLIN COUNTY, Fla. — A Florida couple is accused of prostituting a child for 13 years in exchange for drugs.
Kevin Wyatt and Celeste Chambers, of the Florida Panhandle, were both arrested last week, according to the Miami Herald.
The couple is said to have traded sexual acts with a child for drugs, and the abuse started when the girl was 3 years old, according to WTXL.
On Sunday afternoon, Wyatt was captured while hiding on a houseboat off the East River near Apalachicola, according to the Franklin County Sheriff's Office Facebook page.
Wyatt was wanted on five warrants that included sex trafficking, deputies said.
Great work this afternoon by FCSO and FWC capturing a fugitive from Gadsden County who was wanted on 5 warrants to...
Posted by Franklin County Sheriff's Office, A.J. "Tony" Smith, Sheriff on Sunday, October 8, 2017
Chambers was also wanted, but she was arrested in Tallahassee last Wednesday. She faces multiple charges, including sexual abuse, lewd and lascivious behavior, and child cruelty, according to WTXL.
Read more at the Miami Herald, WTXL and the Franklin County Sheriff's Office Facebook page.
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