THE trial of a man and woman who were accused of conspiring to sexually exploit two teenage girls through human trafficking opened before the Chief Magistrate yesterday.

In March, Jamalaya Roberts, 40, and Shamika Rolle, 28, were each charged with two counts of conspiracy to engage in human trafficking and transporting a person for the purpose of exploiting their prostitution.

Rolle was further charged with two additional counts of the latter offence.

According to court dockets, it is alleged that the pair between February 1 and March 4, at New Providence, conspired to engage in the trafficking of two 16-year-old girls.

The accused are also accused of conspiring to engage in the transportation of the teens in the country “for the purpose of prostitution”.

The prosecution said Rolle also transported the young girls for the “purpose of their exploitation” within that same timeframe.

At their second court appearance that same month, the Department of Public Prosecutions brought additional charges against the pair.

This time, the Crown also accused Rolle of creating nude video recordings of the two 16-year-old girls on one of their mobile devices while at the Smith’s Motel and distributing nude video images of the minors onto the internet sometime between February 28 and March 4.

Both accused were further charged with intentionally and unlawfully possessing the nude video images of the teenagers within that same timeframe.

At the time, Roberts and Rolle denied all of the allegations and their case was adjourned for trial.

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