The teenager was rescued, and the two suspects were taken into custody during a traffic stop in Hickman County on Feb. 21, according to a press release.
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Chadwick Corley and Zoe Whitlock are accused of trafficking a 17-year-old girl for commercial sex. (Tennessee Bureau of Investigation)
A Tennessee Highway Patrol officer conducted a routine traffic stop and interviewed the two suspects and the juvenile, all of whom were in the vehicle. After questioning, THP contacted the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation's Human Trafficking Unit.
An investigation concluded that the girl was reported missing out of Knoxville.
The suspects were each charged with Trafficking for Commercial Sex Acts.
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A Tennessee Highway Patrol officer conducted a routine traffic stop and interviewed the two suspects and the juvenile. (Tennessee Highway Patrol)
Corley and Whitlock were booked into the Hickman County Jail and each had their bond set at $120,000.
The 17-year-old was transported to Nashville for medical care.