A Sicklerville man is among four defendants indicted on first-degree racketeering and human trafficking charges after prosecutors say they forced two women into daily prostitution through violence, drugs and surveillance, New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport announced Aug. 7.

Raymond H. Cooper, 48, of Sicklerville in Washington Township, is charged alongside alleged ringleader Keith B. Woodson, 40, of Camden; Lee A. Byrd, 62, of Philadelphia; and Andre A. Lindsey, 41, of Woodlynne.

The indictment marks the second major human trafficking case involving Camden County defendants announced by the AG's office within roughly three weeks. In July, a separate grand jury indicted two people in a sex trafficking scheme that moved an underage victim through Cherry Hill motels.

All four defendants in the new case were charged with first-degree racketeering, conspiracy to commit human trafficking, promoting organized street crime, human trafficking by threat of harm and human trafficking by drug facilitation, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer, which cited the AG's press release. Each also faces third-degree conspiracy to promote prostitution and conspiracy to commit financial facilitation of criminal activity.

"This indictment describes a cycle of violence and abuse that was used to force the victims into prostitution," Davenport said in a statement.

Prosecutors allege Woodson first approached one victim as she stepped off a bus in Camden, targeting her drug dependency with a promise of earning $1,000 in a single day. He allegedly supplied her with ecstasy, Percocet and Adderall while demanding she meet a daily earnings quota.

The coercion escalated. Woodson allegedly sent the victim photographs of herself taken without her knowledge, showing her on the street and in stores, as a surveillance warning. When she refused to work, prosecutors say he choked her until she lost consciousness and threatened to kill her and her family.

A second victim, identified in court documents by initials, was allegedly forced to perform sex acts with four to five men each weekday. Woodson allegedly rented hotel rooms, posted her photos on illicit websites, recruited clients at a bar and convenience store he frequented, and collected all money paid after each encounter, according to RLS Media.

Byrd, Cooper and Lindsey are accused of driving the women to hotel locations, standing watch outside during encounters and collecting money. Cooper also allegedly provided Woodson with drugs to give to the second victim. All four defendants carried firearms used to intimidate the victims, prosecutors said.

The investigation was conducted by the Attorney General's Human Trafficking Unit.

Residents with information about human trafficking can call 1-888-373-7888.