Nine Guilty in Nashville Trafficking Ring | Texas News

Texas News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 19, 2026 · 1m

Nine people, including a mother and son, have pleaded guilty to running a vicious sex trafficking ring that lured vulnerable Venezuelan women to Tennessee with false job promises, then trapped them through violence, debt, and fear. Victims were forced into prostitution to pay off inflated passage fees, threatened with harm to themselves and their families back home, and kept captive in Nashville hotels. The group also took a cut of their earnings, deepening their financial bondage. Over a dozen victims were identified in this major multi-agency bust, with eight facing life sentences and one…