"Videos from the couple's cell phones show them "cornering the victim in their home, threatening her, berating her, calling her a snitch, all while the victim suffered through agonizing drug withdrawals.""
""Kiersten and Moises Soto built their so-called livelihood off of brutality and control," U.S. Attorney Leah B. Foley said in the statement."
""The Sotos compounded their cruelty by recording the abuse - immortalizing the victim's trauma for their own depraved purposes.""
Kiersten Soto, 32, and Moises Soto, 33, were convicted of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking and sex trafficking by force, fraud, and coercion for trafficking a younger relative. Evidence showed the couple advertised the victim online and trafficked her across Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and Rhode Island between February and May 2022. Kiersten threatened the victim with violence, abandonment, and involuntary commitment, while Moises physically abused her, including beatings, assaults with wooden dowel rods, and choking when earnings fell short. The couple recorded the abuse and used those recordings while the victim endured agonizing drug withdrawals.
Read at Boston.com
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