Des Moines man pleads guilty to sex trafficking minors, adults Share Updated: 9:33 PM CDT May 13, 2021
Des Moines man pleads guilty to sex trafficking minors, adults Share Updated: 9:33 PM CDT May 13, 2021
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Show Transcript EFFORTS TO REDUCE THE ATTACKS A WORK IN PROGRESS. A DES MOINES MAN SAYS HE SEX TRAFFICKED SIX PEOPLE BY FORCE, FRAUD, AND COERCION. MARLIN THOMAS PLEADED GUILTY YESTERDAY IN FEDERAL COURT. IT STARTED IN 2009 UNTIL AS RECENTLY AS 2018. IN A PLEA AGREEMENT - THOMAS ADMITTED TO POSTING ONLINE ESCORT ADS FOR VICTIMS - TAKING THEM TO HOTELS AND MOTELS TO ENGAGE IN SEX ACTS - THEN TAKING THE MONEY. HE ALSO ADMITTED TO ARRANGING FOR A 14 YEAR OLD TO ENGAGE IN SEX A