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Man guilty in San Antonio of prostituting girl
Posted: 12.10.2010 at 11:22 AM
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SAN ANTONIO (AP) - A San Antonio man faces up to life in prison after being convicted in what prosecutors say was the abduction, rape and prostituting of a 13-year-old runaway girl.
The penalty phase was scheduled Friday for 45-year-old Juan Moreno.
A jury on Thursday night convicted Moreno of human trafficking, super aggravated sexual assault of a child, aggravated kidnapping and compelling prostitution.
Prosecutors say Moreno was a dealer who three years ago kidnapped the girl after she tried to buy drugs from him, then raped her and sold her to other men for sex.
The victim, who's now 16, testified she was drugged, tied up and locked in a bedroom at a San Antonio house.
Defense attorney William Maynard says the girl is a liar.
Moreno's 41-year-old brother, Bobby "Spider" Moreno, faces trial later.
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