Criminal cases against multiple police officers accused of raping and exploiting the teenager known as Celeste Guap fell apart over the past few months as judges decided there wasn't enough evidence to order the cops to stand trial.
But nowadays, Alameda Superior Court Judge Vernon Nakamura decided that there is sufficient evidence to saunter forward with a case against Daniel Troy Knight, a San Francisco man accused of trying to become Celeste Guap's pimp.
Alameda District Attorney Inspectors Jeffery Israel and Andrea Moreland testified in court nowadays that Knight reserved a hotel room for three nights at the Oakland Courtyard Marriott in March 2016 for the purpose of putting up Guap so that she could engage in sex work. Knight then received $300 from Guap, or as well as oral sex,the inspectors said.
[br] Prosecutor Sabrina Farrell presented the court with a receipt from the hotel showing Knight paid for room with his credit card.
Moreland also testified that she interviewed Knight in November of last year while investigating the case.…
Source: eastbayexpress.com