BOSTON, July 14, 2026 – Two Dorchester women are being held without bail after being charged yesterday (Monday) in Dorchester BMC for their roles in a human trafficking organization operating out of numerous hotels and Airbnb rentals throughout Boston and New Hampshire, Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden announced.

YUBERKYS RECCI, 29, was charged with kidnapping, trafficking of a person for sexual servitude, deriving support from prostitution, assault with a dangerous weapon, witness intimidation, class A possession with intent to distribute, possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, possession of a firearm without an FID card, possession of ammunition without an FID card, and possession of a large capacity feeding device.

KEYSHA ORTIZ, 37, was charged with possession of a firearm without an FID card, possession of a firearm with three prior violent or drug crimes, possession of ammunition without an FID card, possession of a large capacity feeding device, class A possession with intent to distribute, and possession with intent to distribute cocaine.

Judge Rebeca Figueroa ordered both women held without bail pending a July 16 dangerousness hearing.

Prosecutors said that a victim, while homeless in Boston, met a man who promised to help her find a job but instead forced her into commercial sex work. The man brought the victim to various Airbnbs and hotels to perform sex acts in exchange for money, which he kept.

Prosecutors said in addition to the man escorting the victim to what he referred to as “plays,” he introduced her to a woman, later identified as Yuberkys Recci, who took photographs of her and posted advertisements for commercial sex on a classified website. Recci confiscated all payments from the victim’s “plays,” directing them to a CashApp account under an alias. Recci held the victim against her will at an apartment in Dorchester by confiscating her identification, phone, and personal belongings, and only allowed her to leave the residence when a commercial sex encounter had been arranged.

Another woman, later identified as Keysha Ortiz, lived in the home with Recci and, on one occasion, Recci held a gun to the victim’s head that was retrieved from another room by Ortiz. Recci transported the victim to a hotel in Manchester, New Hampshire where she was similarly held against her will. Recci eventually transported the victim to another woman in Cambridge, where she spent two nights before escaping.

Investigators located the online commercial sex advertisements portraying the victim and noted the description listed Instagram and Snapchat account names to contact. Investigators searched the phone number connected to the accounts, which were registered under a name linked to an address on Magnolia Street in Dorchester. Police accessed the Snapchat account associated with the phone number, which was public. The account had numerous photos and videos depicting a woman with a large butterfly tattoo on her neck. Investigators additionally found posts connecting the Snapchat account to the CashApp account used to collect payment for the victim’s sexual exploitation. Investigators then searched the Dorchester address in the RMV and linked it to a suspended license registered to Yuberkys Recci, which clearly depicted a photo of the same woman with the butterfly neck tattoo from the Snapchat account.

Investigators identified Ortiz as Recci’s girlfriend and housemate, as well as the woman who retrieved the firearm used to assault the victim in the Magnolia Street apartment. Ortiz was previously charged with a firearm offense and was wearing a GPS monitor, which provided electronic monitoring data that placed her at the New Hampshire hotel while the victim was present.

On July 13, the Boston Police Human Trafficking Unit, SWAT team, and other units searched the Magnolia Street address and recovered a loaded firearm with a high-capacity magazine, ammunition, suspected cocaine and fentanyl, drug distribution paraphernalia, and identification documents.

Hayden praised the Boston Police and the Masschusetts State Police for conducting a “lengthy and meticulous” investigation.

“This was extraordinary detective work that put together all the pieces of a disturbing multi-state sex trafficking operation and led to these two women appearing in court to answer for their actions. We will give this victim, as we give all trafficking victims, all the support she requires as the case moves forward,” Hayden said.

While the victims and witnesses of any crime should call 911 in an emergency, there are additional resources available to report suspected exploitation and sex trafficking. The National Human Trafficking Hotline can be reached at 1-888-373-7888. Individuals impacted by exploitation and trafficking in Suffolk County can receive comprehensive services at the Eva Center, a survivor-led organization. The Eva Center can be reached at (617) 779-2133.