Press Release  AG's Office Secures 45 Indictments Against 10 Defendants in Statewide Sex Trafficking Case

BOSTON — The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office (AGO) today announced that a Statewide Grand Jury has returned 45 indictments against 10 total defendants in a case related to the trafficking of multiple women throughout Essex, Suffolk, Middlesex and Plymouth counties between March 2023 and September 2025.   

According to the AGO, between March 2023 and September 2025, Gianni Martinez, 23, of Lynn, trafficked multiple women for sexual servitude and attempted to recruit additional women to engage in commercial sex. Martinez allegedly set up online dating profiles for his victims on various websites, began conversations with potential buyers, and ultimately arranged transportation for the victims to meet sex buyers, engage in commercial sex acts, and give Martinez or his grandmother, Rosa Garcia, 68, of Lynn, any payments they received. The AGO also alleges that Martinez was physically violent and coercive with his victims. 

In March 2024, Martinez was incarcerated in the Middleton House of Correction, where he allegedly continued to traffic his victims and attempted to recruit additional women from his jail phone. 

In April 2025, one of the alleged victims obtained a restraining order against Martinez. Between April 2025 and September 2025, Martinez violated the restraining order on multiple occasions. 

Martinez is charged with eight counts of Trafficking Persons for Sexual Servitude, five counts of Deriving Support from Prostitution, five counts of Violating a Restraining Order, one count of Attempting to Violate a Restraining Order, two counts of Rape, one count of Assault & Battery on a Family/Household Member, three counts of Threats to Commit a Crime, one count of Stalking in Violation of a Restraining Order, and three counts of Conspiracy to Traffic. 

Garcia is charged with two counts of Deriving Support from Prostitution and Money Laundering. 

In addition to Martinez and Garcia, the AGO secured indictments against Wally Nunez, 22, of Lynn; Abner Vaquerano, 23, of Lynn; and Angel Soto-Martinez, 21, of Lynn, who were each allegedly hired by Martinez to transport his victims to sex buyers at various locations. Nunez, Vaquerano, and Soto-Martinez were each charged with three counts of Trafficking Persons for Sexual Servitude, Deriving Support from Prostitution, and Conspiracy to Traffic.  

Multiple cell phones were seized as a result of this investigation, and as a result, investigators were able to review text messages that showed the victims participated in commercial sex dates with Andrew Parvey, 53, of Fitchburg; Peter Kellner, 56, of Newton; Mark Barry, 72, of Salem; John Vincent, 47, of Bridgewater and Leonard King, 60, of Whitman. Each are charged with Paying for Sexual Conduct. 

These indictments are the culmination of a joint investigation conducted by the Massachusetts State Police assigned to the Office of the Attorney General, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Lynn Police Department. This matter was handled by Assistant Attorney General Anna Holding and Paralegal Kasey Mazzone of the AGO’s Human Trafficking Division, Victim Witness Advocate Jennifer Spinale of the AGO’s Victim Services Division, Financial Investigator Shannon Chan of the AGO’s Criminal Bureau, and Examiner Laura Hernandez of the AGO’s Digital Evidence Lab.   

AG Campbell’s Human Trafficking Division uses a multi-disciplinary team approach to prosecute and prevent human trafficking though law enforcement efforts, policy developments, and community partnerships. 

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