Bond set at $500,000 for man accused of human trafficking, rape

Bond was set at $500,000 for a Dayton man accused of rape and human trafficking, among other charges.

Pascal Lamont Williams, 46, was arraigned on the two-year-old case in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court Tuesday.

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The court entered a plea of not guilty on his behalf, according to court records.

Williams is accused of holding four women against their will for months, forcing them to engage in sex acts on himself and other people in exchanged for drugs or money, according to court documents.

Another man, James Rowles, was charged in the case.

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Rowles pleaded guilty to promoting prostitution in 2018, according to court records.

Williams is facing rape, compelling prostitution, promoting prostitution, kidnapping, human trafficking and felonious assault charges.

He fled once the indictment was handed down, according to U.S. Marshals.

The U.S. Marshals Southern Ohio Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team tracked Williams to Orange County with the help of several local police departments.

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In January 2018, he was found in Orange, California.

U.S. Marshals said that during apprehension, he tried to run from police, assaulted an officer and resisted arrest. He received new criminal charges in California.

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