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A mother and daughter were arrested Wednesday in Osceola County on charges of running a brothel out of a house in the gated Veranda community of Poinciana.
Three children were found in a locked room by undercover officers when they arrived at the house.
Tracy Mowatt, 49, and her daughter, Leslie Mowatt, 28, were targeted by investigators after authorities spotted an ad posted by the pair on Backpage.com, deputies said.
A man who lived in the home told Channel 9 he had no idea what was going on under his own roof.
“I reside in a house that has now become a media circus,” said Ken D’Amico.
D’Amico owns the home and lived with the women. He told Channel 9 that he was shocked by the allegations, but doesn’t plan to help the women by posting their bond.
Deputies said they are not investigating D’Amico for any wrongdoing in the case.
A relative is taking care of the three children, per orders from the Department of Children and Families.
If the Mowatts bond out of jail, a judge said they will have to stay away from each other.
http://www.wftv.com/news/local/moth...-with-children-in-house-deputies-say/74388223