Andre McDaniels, Conspiracy to Commit Sex Trafficking, Texas 2023

Three Houston Men Sentenced to 96 Months in Prison for Sex Trafficking Convictions

HOUSTON – In a shocking revelation, three Houston men have been ordered to federal prison for 96 months for their convictions in relation to Operation Total Exposure, the largest domestic sex trafficking case in the Southern District of Texas.

Andre McDaniels, 42, William Hornbeak, 36, and Jamine Lake, 30, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit sex trafficking. McDaniels and Lake were also convicted of coercion and enticement, while Hornbeak was convicted of coercion and enticement and two counts of transportation.

The investigation, led by the Innocence Lost Task Force of the FBI and the Houston Police Department, revealed that the defendants operated commercialized sex businesses disguised as modeling studios, health spas, massage parlors and bikini bars in Houston. They also utilized sexually oriented publications and websites to advertise their illicit business.

At the hearing, one of the victims testified about the emotional and physical abuse she suffered, including being branded with a large tattoo of a black panther on her back to mark her as property. The victim also mentioned an instance where a gun was placed in her mouth.

McDaniels, Lake, and Presley were each sentenced to 96-month-terms of federal imprisonment, with 60 months on the conspiracy charge and 96 months on their respective convictions, to be served concurrently. They were also ordered to serve a 10-year-term of supervised release following completion of their sentences and must each pay a $10,000 fine.

The investigation revealed that the women were recruited as young as 16 and were instructed to perform certain acts to ensure that the customers to whom they were providing sex acts were not law enforcement officers. The women were routinely beaten and threatened to instill fear in them and insure their obedience. Some of the co-conspirators also had sexual intercourse with the minor females.

The men have been and will remain in custody pending transfer to a U.S. Bureau of Prisons facility. The investigation was part of the Innocence Lost National Initiative, a joint effort of the FBI, the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, and the Texas Attorney General’s Office.

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