A Massachusetts father once “didn’t believe in drinking alcohol.” But as he spiraled into addiction, he began using extreme violence alongside his wife to sex traffic a younger family member.
Following a six-day trial before a jury in federal court, Kiersten Soto, 32, and Moises Soto, 33, were each convicted of one count of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking and sex trafficking by force, fraud, and coercion in connection with the trafficking of a younger relative in their family, U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts Leah Foley’s office said in a statement. Kiersten Soto was also convicted of one count of traveling or using interstate facilities to promote unlawful activities.
At trial, prosecutors showed that between February and May 2022, the Sotos “used force, fraud and coercion to traffic the victim for commercial sex” in New England, Foley’s office said. The couple used a website to advertise the victim to sex buyers across the region…