MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A man convicted of forcing women to engage in prostitution in Tennessee and Texas has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison
The U.S. attorney’s office in Memphis said 41-year-old Antonio Hawkins was sentenced Friday after he was found guilty in July of sex trafficking.
Prosecutors said in a statement that Hawkins took three women from New Orleans to Houston “to put the women out on the prostitution track” in April 2016.
People were interested in these podcasts
While in Houston, Hawkins picked up a 15-year-old runaway and forced her into prostitution as well.
Hawkins then brought the women to Memphis, where he hit them, pointed a gun at them and fired warning shots to keep them from leaving.
Hawkins was convicted of charges including sex trafficking by force, fraud and coercion.
Please read our comment policy before commenting.