HOUSTON – A 33-year-old Missouri City man has been ordered
to prison for sex trafficking of a minor female, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan
K. Patrick. Eddie Charles Larue pleaded guilty Oct. 11, 2018, to one count of
sex trafficking.
Today, U.S. District Judge Sim Lake sentenced LaRue to 180
months in federal prison. Additional information was also presented today,
including a letter read by the child victim detailing her disappointment, fear
and bouts of crying when she thinks about what happened to her. Larue will
serve the rest of his life on supervised release following completion of his
prison term, during which time he will have to comply with numerous
requirements designed to restrict his access to children and the internet.
Larue will also be ordered to register as a sex offender.
At the time of his plea, Larue admitted that from July 3-4,
2017, he recruited a 12-year-old girl to engage in commercial sex acts for
money along the 1.3 mile stretch of Bissonnet St., commonly referred to as “The
Track.” He also admitted he used force and threats of force to compel his
victim into prostitution and collected all of the money she earned.
The Human Trafficking Rescue Alliance (HTRA) conducted the
investigation. HTRA law enforcement includes members of the FBI, Immigration
and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations, Houston Police
Department, sheriff’s offices in Harris and Montgomery counties, Texas
Alcoholic and Beverage Commission, Texas Attorney General’s Office, Department
of State, Department of Labor, IRS-Criminal Investigation and the Texas
Department of Public Safety.
Established in 2004, the United States Attorney’s office in
Houston formed the HTRA to combine resources with federal, state and local
enforcement agencies and prosecutors, as well as non-governmental service
organizations to target human traffickers while providing necessary services to
those that the traffickers victimized. Since its inception, HTRA has been
recognized as a national model in identifying and assisting victims of human
trafficking and prosecuting those engaged in trafficking offenses.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Sebastian Edwards and Jill Stotts
are prosecuting the case.
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