Driver indicted in crash that killed family of 3, including Arizona sheriff's son

The man accused of causing a crash that killed a family of three in Arizona in December 2022 has been indicted, the Maricopa County Attorney's Office announced on Thursday.

Brian Alexander Torres-Perez, now 22, was indicted on three counts of manslaughter, which is a class two felony, in the crash that left Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb's 22-year-old son, Cooper, dead.

Cooper's fiancée, Caroline Patten, and their 11-month-old daughter were also killed in the crash.

Patten, who was driving, was making a left turn at Elliot Road and Cole Drive in Gilbert, Arizona, on Dec. 16, 2022, when Torres-Perez allegedly struck the family's Toyota Corolla with his Chevrolet Silverado, Gilbert police said at the time.

Cooper and his infant daughter were pronounced dead at the scene, Gilbert police said, while Patten died at the hospital nearly a week later.

"This defendant’s reckless disregard for life wiped out an entire family," said Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell. "After an extensive review of the evidence, it’s time for Torres-Perez to be held responsible for his actions."

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Gilbert police submitted the case to the Maricopa County Attorney's Office in February 2023, citing excessive speed, alcohol and other drugs as factors in the crash.

Torres-Perez was driving approximately 70 mph – 25 mph over the speed limit – when he crashed into the family's car, according to a later report from Gilbert police. Blood samples collected from Torres-Perez also revealed a blood alcohol content level of .03 and the presence of THC.

Torres-Perez is in the custody of the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office. He has a cash bond of $150,000.

Massachusetts grand jury indicts alleged operators of high-end brothel network in Greater Boston, Virginia

Three people at the center of a commercial sex ring that catered to "wealthy and well-connected clientele," near Boston, Massachusetts and Eastern Virginia are seeking plea agreements, federal authorities revealed.

In a press release, the U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts, said that Han "Hana" Lee, 41, of Cambridge, Massachusetts; James Lee, 68, of Torrance, California, and Junmyung Lee, 30, of Dedham, Massachusetts are all accused of running a "sophisticated" commercial sex network.

Authorities revealed that the trio conducted their sordid business in Watertown and Cambridge, Massachusetts and in Virginia.

Their high-dollar sex businesses had buyers paying up to $600 per hour for a wide range of sexual acts.

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The brothel network advertised to clients through the websites bostontopten10.com and browneyesgirlsva.blog. 

According to court documents, the websites claimed to advertise nude models for professional photography but actually offered appointments with commercial sex workers. 

"Men paid for sex with women advertised on the Boston Top Ten website at multiple high-end apartments … in Cambridge and Watertown, at least four of which were active until November 8, 2023," a copy of the indictment reads.

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The indictment noted that Han "maintained and updated" the website with photos of the sex workers.

"The websites, which served as free advertisements for the commercial sex workers traveling to Massachusetts and Virginia to engage in commercial sex, were generally maintained and updated by HAN who had access to the photographs of the women," the indictment said.

The trio also maintained a "menu" that buyers could pick and choose the sexual companions that they were interested in.

According to court documents, each website described a verification process that interested sex buyers undertook to be eligible for appointment bookings– including requiring clients to complete a form providing their full names, email address, phone number, employer and reference if they had one. 

The thorough process allegedly helped persuade high-end clients – ensuring that the customers were not members of law enforcement or men who posed a risk to the safety and security of the commercial sex workers.

The group also allegedly concealed the proceeds of their prostitution network through depositing hundreds of thousands of dollars of cash proceeds into their personal bank accounts and peer-to-peer transfers, the attorney's office said.

All three were indicted by a federal grand jury on one count of conspiracy to persuade, induce, entice, and coerce one or more individuals to travel in interstate or foreign commerce to engage in prostitution; and one count of money laundering conspiracy.

All three defendants were arraigned in person on Feb. 6. 

Since then, the attorney's "produced discovery on March 5 and May 30, 2024,″ from electronic devices.

"The parties have engaged in plea discussions," U.S. Magistrate Judge David Hennessy wrote in a report filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Boston.

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