Margarita "Rita" Martinez, a 65-year-old Mexican woman who
legally resided in Mission, Texas, was convicted for sex trafficking
a minor. She owned and operated a cantina in Mission, known at
various times as Perez Lounge, Rita’s Lounge, and Rita’s Sports
Bar.
Martinez was
indicted for using force, fraud, and coercion to compel 10 victims,
both adults and minors, to engage in commercial sex work in her
cantina. She provided housing to a minor victim whom she knew to be
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