🌱 How a Mount Pleasant trafficking case led to a 30-year sentence

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• How a Mount Pleasant trafficking case led to a 30-year sentence

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📰 News we're reading

• Mount Pleasant man sentenced to 30 years for child trafficking, prostitution ring (kltv.com) — A Mount Pleasant man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for his role in a Titus County child trafficking and prostitution ring, following a guilty plea to child trafficking. Prosecutors said he targeted vulnerable women and controlled their earnings, while the judge emphasized sending a strong message that such exploitation will not be tolerated in the region.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

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