Woman who sex trafficked own daughter for $250 found guilty

A person in the United States illegally, charged in Fond du Lac County with Human Trafficking, Failure to Protect a Child, and two counts of Misdemeanor Bail Jumping, plead guilty to those charges Monday, May 12, 2025.

The charges stemmed from an incident back in March of last year when Elia Antonio provided her then 12-year-old daughter to be sexually assaulted by a man for approximately $250.

32-year-old Juan Carlos Rocha Mejia, who is also in the country illegally, took the girl and parked his van in a rural Oakfield area. He attempted to tie her up and blindfold her in the back of the van, but she managed to escape and run to a nearby residence for help.

A sentencing date hasn’t been set for Antonio. Rocha Mejia’s trial is set to start June 23rd.