‘Repeat violent offender’ faces human trafficking, rape charges

A Dayton Police Department investigation into possible human trafficking led to the arrest and indictment of a 32-year-old Dayton man.

Maxwell Harvey is scheduled to be arraigned Sept. 22 in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court following his indictment Tuesday on two counts of kidnapping and one count each of rape, trafficking in persons and felonious assault, all with a “repeat violent offender” specification.

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He also faces two felony weapons charges and a misdemeanor aggravated menacing charge, court documents show.

The crimes involve a 19-year-old woman known to Harvey and are alleged to have happened between July 17 and July 19 on Hoover Avenue in Dayton, Montgomery County Prosecutor’s Office spokesman Greg Flannagan said.

The Dayton Police Department began investigating Harvey after the father of his accuser contacted them, he said.

Harvey is in the custody of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation & Correction for a parole violation.

An investigation by our Narcotics Bureau into possible human trafficking resulted in the arrest & indictment of Maxwell Harvey, 32. He's facing trafficking in persons, kidnapping, rape, & felonious assault charges related to an incident that spanned several days in July 2020. pic.twitter.com/qyRra4VOhR
— Dayton Police Dept. (@DaytonPolice) September 10, 2020

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