Three illegal immigrants in Louisiana allegedly ran a sex trafficking ring and offered a “menu” of women to potential clients as young as 18 using WhatsApp, federal prosecutors allege.
Officials said Zaira Lopez-Oliva, Kirsis Castellanos-Kirington and Jesus Lopez, known as “El Perro,” were arrested in October after running a sex trafficking ring in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
A source initially tipped off the FBI with screenshots from WhatsApp from El Perro, who sent pictures of scantily clad women who were available for sex acts, according to court documents. Prosecutors allege that the women were forced to have sex with men, who paid anywhere from $40 to $60.
Both Castellanos-Kirington and Lopez-Oliva allegedly helped Lopez with several aspects of the sex trafficking operation.
Prosecutors said Lopez-Oliva helped Lopez transport victims to and from the New Orleans Airport. In one surveillance video screenshot shared by the Department of Justice, prosecutors said Lopez-Oliva was seen inside a pickup truck with Lopez near the New Orleans Airport.
Castellanos-Kirington and Lopez-Oliva both helped Lopez “maintain the operation” at the two locations in Baton Rouge when he was unable to, the documents state.
The complaint detailed that clients of the sex trafficking ring were anywhere from 18 to 60 years old.
When federal agents raided the house where the operation was based, one of the victims said she was in financial trouble and got Lopez’s contact information from a friend, prosecutors said. She was allegedly informed when she arrived in Louisiana that she’d be performing sex acts for male clients. Two of the victims interviewed were also illegal immigrants. --->READ MORE HERE
Three Honduran nationals are in federal trouble in the Middle District of Louisiana for using the online platform WhatsApp to sexually exploit women across Baton Rouge, according to federal prosecutors.
Accused traffickers Jesus “El Perro” Lopez, Zaira Lopez-Olivia, and Kirsis Castellanos-Kirington face five counts of various sex trafficking and prostitution crimes between May 2023 and October 2025, according to a federal indictment filed Wednesday, October 5.
Investigators first identified locations in the 900 block of Aster Street and the 3000 block of Nicholson Drive as locations where women were being housed and forced into sex work, according to a criminal complaint.
Suspected clientele as young as 18 years old and as old as 60 years old told investigators that women inside the Aster Street location were charging between $40 and $60 for sex. According to the criminal complaint, some men showed investigators a “menu” which was advertised through WhatsApp, showing women naked or barely clothed posing for photographs.
An undercover agent was able to visit the Nicholson location in September 2025 and confirm with a woman inside that the home was being used as a sex work operation.
Agents raided the locations in October 2025 and located two women who explained they were both in financial trouble and had been put in touch with Lopez, according to the complaint.
The complaint points to Lopez as the ringleader of the operation, while Lopez-Olivia and Castellanos-Kirington are identified as assisting him.
All three are in custody in East Baton Rouge Parish Prison, according to court records.
Additional Arrest, Rescue
The East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office announced on Nov. 7 that a total of four people were now facing charges in connection with the investigation.
Deputies said Marlen Kirington Cruz is facing charges for human trafficking, pandering, and promoting prostitution. --->READ MORE HERE
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