Judge to Sentence Man Convicted of Trafficking
ATLANTA - A federal judge is set to sentence a man convicted of luring impoverished young Mexican women to the Atlanta area only to force them to work as prostitutes.
Amador Cortes-Meza could face life in prison on Thursday when he's sentenced.
A federal jury convicted him in November of sex trafficking of minors, conspiracy and smuggling charges for bringing them to Georgia.
Prosecutors say Cortes-Meza and several of his relatives targeted uneducated women and then paid smugglers to bring them across the border illegally. The women said they were forced to work as prostitutes indefinitely to repay transportation costs and living expenses.
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