A 37-year-old man has been jailed for allegedly paying $500 to buy an underage girl as a sex slave.
The Tri-City Herald in Washington state reported the underage girl, missing from Richland, told police two people "sold" her to 37-year-old Robert Aguilera for $500.
According to a court affidavit, Aguilera was arrested Sept. 2 on charges of assault, trafficking and rape.