A defendant in a gruesome Bibb County child sex ring pleaded guilty to nine counts of first-degree kidnapping and one count of sexual torture. She was initially charged with human trafficking, but reached a deal with prosecutors after agreeing to testify against her seven co-defendants.
The case began last summer after authorities discovered an underground bunker where multiple young children had been drugged, bound and sold for sex,
Rebecca Cecile Brewer has already been threatened by co-defendants, according to court documents. While being held in jail without bond, she claims she was assaulted by other inmates.
The plea agreement will be sealed to protect Brewer from retaliation. She will be sentenced following the trials of the remaining defendants.
Andres Trejo-Velasquez, of Brent, is a suspected Sureños gang member. Trejo-Velasquez is charged with six counts of first-degree human trafficking.
Timothy St. John, Jr., of Brent, is charged with two counts of first-degree rape, four counts of first-degree sodomy, four counts of human trafficking, three counts of first-degree kidnapping, bestiality, and aggravated cruelty to animals.
Ricky Terrell, of Brent, is charged with first-degree rape.
Sara Louise Terrell, of Brent, is charged with sexual torture and two counts of sexual abuse of a child less than 12 years old.
William Chase McElroy, of Brent, is facing 20 charges, including human trafficking, rape, sodomy and kidnapping.
Olivia Shailee Elam, of Brent, is charged with five counts of first-degree rape, nine counts of first-degree sodomy, nine counts of first-degree human trafficking, eight counts of first-degree kidnapping, aggravated child abuse and sexual torture/abuse.
Dalton Terrell, of Brent, is facing 22 charges, including kidnapping, rape and sodomy.
The suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty.
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