Maria Botello-Morales faces up to life in prison for coordinating the sex trafficking operation, that included a minor, out of the Puerto Alegre cantina.
A Houston mom, her children and her nephew are now facing life in prison on sex trafficking charges.A 56-year-old woman pleaded guilty to sex trafficking victims, including a minor, out of the backroom of the cantina she owned.
ABC13 reported on Botello-Morales in 2021, when allegations of her running the sex trafficking operation with her family came to light.The crimes stretch back to 2007, when Botello-Morales recruited a girl from Mexico. Authorities said the woman caused the minor to engage in commercial sex and then took payment from the buyers.
The victims said they started at the bar as waitresses, but things quickly turned when Botello-Morales told them they had to engage in commercial sex.Some victims said they even witnessed violence and weapons at the bar and in the back area where the sex crimes would occur.
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