(Fond du Lac) An illegal immigrant has pled guilty to human trafficking charges in Fond du Lac County Court. Elia Antonio also pled guilty to a charge of Failure to Protect a Child, and two counts of misdemeanor Bail Jumping.
Judge Laura Lavey found her guilty and revoked her bond. The 34-year-old will be sentenced after her co-defendant, Juan Carlos Rocha Mejia’s jury trial next month. The 32-year-old was also in the country illegally.
Antonio’s convictions stem from an alleged sexual assault of her 12-year-old daughter, who she provided to Rocha Mejia last May for approximately $250. Rocha Mejia was arrested during a SWAT operation the following day after sheriff’s deputies responded to a town of Oakfield home.
The girl showed up there after breaking away from Rocha Mejia who had her in a van and was trying to tie her down, blindfold, and sexually assault her.
District Attorney Eric Toney says this was a step towards justice for the survivor and holding the defendant accountable for her “despicable” actions involving her own child.
