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Central Massachusetts Couple Accused Of Sex Trafficking Victim To Multiple States: Feds Central Massachusetts Couple Accused Of Sex Trafficking Victim To Multiple States: Feds
Central Massachusetts Couple Accused Of Sex Trafficking Victim To Multiple States: Feds A Worcester husband and wife potentially face life in prison after federal investigators said they forced a person into prostitution and trafficked them to multiple states for sex.  Kiersten Soto, 29, and Moises Soto, 30, were arrested on Friday, Dec. 16, after investigators said they "used force, fraud, and coercion to traffic a victim for commercial sex in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and Rhode Island" from February through May 2022, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said.  Not much more is known about the allegations as the indictment is sealed.  The Sotos a…

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by Josh Lanier
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Man Sentenced For Racketeering Charges Relating To Prostitution Man Sentenced For Racketeering Charges Relating To Prostitution
Man Sentenced For Racketeering Charges Relating To Prostitution A Western Massachusetts man has been sentenced to time served and three years of supervised released for racketeering offenses relating to the promotion of commercial sex. Hampden County resident Kevin Smoot, age 60, was sentenced on Thursday, Aug. 19.  He pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to use a facility of interstate commerce to promote prostitution offenses and seven counts of use of a facility of interstate commerce to promote prostitution offenses, said the US Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts.  According to officials, between February 2019 and J…

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by Kathy Reakes