People are asking was prominent Black Lives Matter activist, Charles Wade, arrested for human trafficking? Charles Wade was actually a very well-known activist with Black Lives Matter in the Ferguson and Baltimore areas until 2016.
With protests against racial injustice picking up steam recently, his name has cropped up again in social media discourse about the BLM movement.
What happened?
Wade was accused of prostituting a minor and was reportedly arrested. His association with a nationwide social movement has many questioning if all this is true. Was Charles Wade really arrested? Here’s what you need to know about him.
In May 2016, he was arrested in Prince George County, Maryland, and charged with prostitution and human trafficking. According to authorities, Wade allegedly placed online ads offering meet-ups with a 17-year-old girl.
An undercover officer reportedly responded to the ad and met with the minor girl in a sting operation. The girl said that Wade was her “manager.”