Three more people police say were involved in a sex trafficking operation in Lincoln last summer have been arrested, and police have found a second victim.
Darrell White, 57, of 3051 W St., Amber Brecks, 25, of 1613 N. 33rd St., and Thissa Desantiago, 37, no address listed, were charged Thursday with pandering of a minor.
Jacqueline Stebbins, 33, of 3051 W St., who was arrested in June and charged with three counts of pandering, was given a fourth charge Thursday.
White and Brecks were arrested Wednesday and are accused of giving a 15-year-old girl a fake birth date to make her appear 19, Lincoln Police Officer Katie Flood said. They also gave the girl drugs, coordinated sexual acts and took payment, she said.
Flood said the girl was considered a runaway and had been approached near 16th and D streets in April by a woman who offered to show her a way to make money.
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A court document identified that woman as Desantiago, who police arrested Thursday on a warrant.
The day of that first encounter Desantiago sold the 15-year-old to Stebbins for $60 "and some smoke," the girl told investigators.
Lancaster County Judge James Foster set Brecks' bail at $25,000 and White's at $20,000. Desantiago has yet to appear in court.
Stebbins is also accused of trafficking another runaway last summer. Police found posts on a website advertising a 17-year-old for sex and traced them back to Stebbins' cellphone and email address, according to an arrest warrant.
Kimberly Wheeler, 40, of 3515 Baldwin Ave., also was charged with pandering in that case, the arrest warrant says.
Kayla Holt, 25, lives at the Garfield Street address. Court documents say the women offered the teenager's sexual services in a bedroom at Holt's apartment and that Holt collected money from her afterward.
Stebbins, Wheeler and Holt all remain in jail.
There is no indication Holt and Wheeler were involved in trafficking the 15-year-old, Flood said.
Stebbins had bail set at $100,000 Thursday, on top of a $250,000 bail from the summer case.
Lincoln police said it's possible there are more victims and others involved. Anyone with additional details about the case or information of sex trafficking in Lincoln should call criminal investigations at 402-441-6000.
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Riley Johnson contributed to this report.