Wayne County Man Charged in Tri-County Human Trafficking Operation

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An Inkster man has been arrested for operating a human trafficking operation in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties, Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette said in a statement Wednesday.

Satai Green, 38, was charged with multiple felonies, including human trafficking, after he allegedly forced two young victims into the sex trade for six years and forced them to give the money they’d been paid by johns.

The charges result from an extensive investigation by Schuette’s Human Trafficking Unit and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Schuette called human trafficking “modern-day slavery” and said his administration has taken a victim-centered approach to fighting it by aggressively pursuing and prosecuting criminals who take advantage of vulnerable victims and enslave them in sex trafficking or labor through force, fraud or coercion.

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The investigation revealed that Green had allegedly operated an online escort service since 2006. He allegedly trafficked and assaulted two young victims in particular, Schuette said. He allegedly transported and arranged for transportation of the two young victims to Detroit-area hotels to have sex with johns, then forced them to turn over the money they received from their forced prostitution.

Charges allege that Green assaulted two young victims for more than six years, forcing them to engage in sex acts for money. Green allegedly transported or arranged for transportation of the young victims to Detroit-area hotels. According to charges, Green forced the victims to give him the money they received from their forced prostitution.

The specific charges against Green include:

• Two counts of Human Trafficking - Forced Labor involving Commercial Sex, a felony punishable by up to 20 years in prison;
• Two counts of Prostitution/Transporting a Person, a felony punishable by up to 20 years in prison;
• Two counts of Prostitution/Accepting Earnings, a felony punishable by up to 20 years in prison;
• One count of Criminal Enterprises – Conducting, a felony punishable by up to 20 years in prison.

Green was arrested and arraigned on Wednesday before 22nd District Judge Sabrina Johnson, who a $500,000 cash bond. Green is being held at the Wayne County Jail. A date for his preliminary exam hasn’t been set.

Green is the 11th defendant charged by Schuette’s Human Trafficking Unit since it was established in 2011.

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