Charlotte metro trio held on $1M bonds for child prostitution charges

Doug Coats

GASTONIA, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Three Charlotte-area suspects are being held on $1 million bonds each for prostitute charges in Gaston County.

According to the Gaston County Sheriff’s Office, they were arrested Tuesday, Jan. 30, for allegedly promoting prostitution of a minor or person with mental disability, a felony. The suspects are:

  • Anna Watson, 19, of Monroe

  • Otu Efiom Ekong, 20, of Concord

  • Marvin Ricardo Qualls, 38, of East Spencer

All three are being held in the Gaston County Jail and had initial court dates Wednesday.

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