SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - Prosecutors say an Orange County man has been sentenced to 17 years to life in state prison for luring a teenager into prostitution.
Chuncey Tarae Garcia received the sentence Friday under a state law that increases penalties for human trafficking, especially the sex trafficking of children.
The 34-year-old was convicted in March of one count of human trafficking and one count of pimping a minor under 16, both felonies. Garcia was previously convicted of cocaine possession.
Authorities say Garcia met the girl, a 14-year-old runaway identified as Jane Doe, last year through one of his prostitutes who recruited women for him.
Garcia was arrested during a routine traffic stop for a broken headlight. The officer became suspicious when he saw the girl in the car.
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