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Sex Trafficking Ring Member Pleads Guilty
Rafael Alberto Cadena-Sosa, a 45-year-old Mexican national, pleaded guilty in the Southern District of Florida to one count of conspiracy and one count of holding a person in involuntary servitude.
Cadena-Sosa faces a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison and a fine of $500,000. Sentencing is scheduled to occur on Jan. 27, 2015, before United States District Judge Jose Martinez.
According to the terms of the plea agreement, the parties will recommend the maximum sentence of 15 years and over $1.26 million in restitution to the victims.
Cadena-Sosa pleaded guilty to holding the victim, a young, undocumented Mexican national, in involuntary servitude from 1996 to 1997, using beatings, rapes, threats of harm toward the victim and her family, and threats of arrest to compel her to engage in prostitution to pay off a smuggling debt.
The victim was lured to the United States with false promises of a legitimate job and was smuggled into the country. Once in the U.S., she was forced into prostitution for 12 hours a day, six days a week.
Acting Assistant Attorney General Molly Moran commended the collaborative efforts of multiple law enforcement agencies in bringing the case to justice.
‘No human being should have to endure the atrocities these young women and girls suffered at the hands of the Cadena organization,’ Acting Assistant Attorney General Moran said.
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Key Facts
- State: Florida
- Category: Human Trafficking|Sex Crimes|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release ↗
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