Man Gets 30 Years On Sex Trafficking Charges In Texas And Tennessee

A man convicted in federal court of forcing women to engage in prostitution in Texas and Tennessee has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison. Reportedly, 41-year-old Antonio Hawkins took three women from New Orleans to Houston and forced them into prostitution. While in Houston, Hawkins picked up a 15-year-old runaway and forced her into prostitution as well. Hawkins had been charged with sex trafficking by force, fraud, and coercion.