Three Indicted in Columbia County Human Trafficking Cases Involving Minors

COLUMBIA COUNTY, GA – Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr announced today that his Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit has secured indictments against three individuals in separate human trafficking cases in Columbia County. The defendants include two alleged sellers and one alleged buyer, all charged with trafficking underage females who had previously been reported missing.

“This is exactly why we expanded our Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit to the Augusta region,” Carr said. “With each case, we are sending a clear message: human trafficking will not be tolerated in Georgia. Both buyers and sellers will be held accountable, and we are committed to ensuring justice for these victims.”

Sean Feutral Indicted
Sean Feutral, 29, of Grovetown, is alleged to have purchased and transported a 16-year-old girl from Richmond County for commercial sex. The victim was recovered in September 2025. Feutral has been indicted on three counts of Trafficking of Persons for Sexual Servitude, including solicitation, transport, and harboring of a minor.

This case was investigated by the Attorney General’s Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit, with assistance from the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office, Grovetown Police Department, Georgia Department of Human Services Special Victims Unit, South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, Richland County Sheriff’s Office (SC), and San Diego Police Department (CA).

Monica Daughtery and Keshawn Bennett Indicted
Monica Daughtery, 41, and Keshawn Bennett, 19, both of Augusta, are charged with trafficking a 16-year-old girl recovered in October 2025 after being reported missing in Clayton County. According to the indictment, the defendants financially benefited from the minor’s commercial sexual exploitation, harbored and maintained her in hotel rooms, and, in Daughtery’s case, transported and provided the victim for commercial sex.

Daughtery faces multiple counts of Trafficking of Persons for Sexual Servitude, including harboring, maintaining, providing, and transporting a minor, as well as charges for driving with a suspended license and no proof of insurance. Bennett faces counts of trafficking for financial benefit, maintaining, and harboring a minor.

Investigators from the Attorney General’s Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit and Columbia County Sheriff’s Office were joined by the Georgia Department of Human Services Special Victims Unit, the DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office, and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in recovering the victim and preparing the indictments.

“The recovery of these missing children and the indictments of their traffickers demonstrate the critical importance of vigilant law enforcement and public awareness,” Carr said. “We will continue to work tirelessly to protect vulnerable Georgians from exploitation.”

Anyone with information about human trafficking is urged to contact law enforcement or the National Human Trafficking Hotline at 1‑888‑373‑7888.