HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Two men are accused in what Pennsylvania's attorney general calls a "horrible" case of human trafficking that involved death threats and opioids to compel women to work as prostitutes.
Authorities said Tuesday they charged 34-year-old Kenneth James Crowell and 50-year-old Barry Charles "Bear" Schiff with trafficking in individuals, involuntary servitude, prostitution and other offenses.
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They're accused of forcing six women to work as prostitutes in New Jersey and Pennsylvania between 2014 and last month.
A grand jury report says Crowell strangled one woman on several occasions, once causing her to black out.
It says Schiff slammed another woman's head into a bucket containing bleach and broken glass when she refused to have sex with him.
The online court docket doesn't list defense lawyers for the two men.
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