San Antonio Adult Entertainment: AG discusses human trafficking and other crimes at San Antonio conference
Monday, February 28th, 2011In one case, the Attorney General’s Special Investigations Unit and Grapevine police officers arrested a female and charged her with prostitution. After she was released from custody, the woman told the Attorney General’s Special Investigations Unit that she was a sex trafficking victim and identified her trafficker.
Dallas police officers and task force members successfully located and arrested Joshua Andrews, 39, and charged him with Trafficking in Persons. Law enforcement authorities connected the woman with crime victim advocates to help her recover from her trafficker’s abuse.
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In one case, a federal jury convicted a defendant of trafficking young females for forced, unpaid prostitution – and sentenced him to almost 34 years in prison.
This spring, the Attorney General’s Office will assist the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Houston with another domestic sex trafficking case. According to investigators, six defendants coerced women and children into prostitution and transported them from Texas to other states.
See the full article from “Examiner.com”