Deangelo Tate, Child Sex Trafficking, Texas 2015

A Houston man pleaded guilty to child sex trafficking in a federal court in Texas.

Deangelo Tate, 27, pleaded guilty to one count of sex trafficking of children on February 17, 2017.

According to admissions made in connection with his guilty plea, between January 13, 2015, and March 16, 2015, Tate posted classified advertisements on backpage.com promoting the prostitution of a 17-year-old minor female.

Tate admitted he also rented hotel rooms in Corpus Christi and Houston to serve as the location for commercial sex acts between the minor female and male customers.

Tate transported the minor female to the hotels, collected all of the money from the completed sex acts and became physically violent with the minor female if she did not follow Tate's orders, he admitted.

Tate was aware that the victim was a minor and stated in a conversation recorded by law enforcement that the girl had no credibility because of her age.

The FBI investigated this case along with police departments in Houston and Corpus Christi.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Sherri L. Zack is prosecuting the case along with Trial Attorney Herbrina D. Sanders and Lauren Britsch of the Criminal Division's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS).

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice.

Deangelo Tate, a 27-year-old Houston man, pleaded guilty to child sex trafficking in Texas on February 17, 2017.

Defendant: Deangelo Tate

Criminal Charges: One count of sex trafficking of children

City and State: Houston, Texas

Crime Date: Between January 13, 2015, and March 16, 2015

Sentence or Outcome: Sentencing scheduled for February 17, 2017

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdtx/pr/texas-man-pleads-guilty-child-sex-trafficking