Aurora man charged in child sex trafficking case

An Aurora man has been accused of having sex with a 16-year-old boy who left California to live with him and allegedly performed sex acts in exchange for housing and food.

The Denver Post reports Sean Travis Crumpler, 48, appeared in court Monday on several charges, including trafficking sexual servitude of a minor and sexual contact with a child through coercion.

Court documents say that about a dozen men and another 16-year-old boy had been living with Crumpler, a registered sex offender.

Investigators linked Crumpler to the alleged crimes after one of the 16-year-olds from Long Beach, California, contacted his family and asked for his birth certificate so he could become emancipated.

KMGH-TV reports that Crumpler is HIV positive.

A lawyer for Crumpler says he looks forward to defending the charges in court.