9 charged in Long Island child sex trafficking case after teen found on yacht NBC New York [Video]

Nine people have been indicted in a child sex trafficking case involving a teen girl found on a boat docked at a Long Island marina following a nearly monthlong disappearance.

The seven men and two women pleaded not guilty during their arraignments in Suffolk County court in Riverhead on Thursday, according to Timothy Finnerty, a court spokesperson. They face a range of charges, including child sex trafficking, kidnapping, rape and endangering the welfare of the child, online court records show.

Prosecutors told the judge the defendants took advantage of a vulnerable 14-year-old, raping her multiple times and marketing her for sex. The teen, who is not being named because she is a minor, disappeared for about 25 days.

She was seen on surveillance video leaving her house on Long Island and getting into a car on Dec. 9. She was eventually found by her father on a yacht docked at a marina in Islip on …