A Houston, Texas, man who stopped attending his court trial after a week, was sentenced to 75 years in prison for human trafficking, and is now wanted for jumping bail.
The jury handed down a 75-year prison sentence, which Allen will be required to serve half of before he is eligible for parole, according to a press release from Ogg’s office."He was a liar and convicted thief before he was convicted for trafficking," Assistant District Attorney Lucas Baty said in the release."We showed the jury that he had at least 10 convictions and judgments from 2008 to 2018 when he was arrested on this charge.
The DA’s office described Allen as a"habitual felon," carrying several felony convictions on his record, which include evading police and burglary. When he was charged with human trafficking and other charges, Allen was freed from custody after posting $200,000 bail. On Monday, he was convicted of trafficking one adult victim and has pending charges for aggravated promotion of prostitution involving numerous other women.
"We stand with the victims," Ogg said."And the women that this man abused and terrorized now have to live in fear because he just walked away from justice."Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox
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