Houston man jailed 32 years for sex trafficking teenage girls in Texas
Cristian Morris, 23, was sentenced to 384 months in federal prison for trafficking minors in Houston and Dallas. A jury convicted him in March 2025 on two sex trafficking counts.
Houston man receives 32-year sentence for trafficking teenage girls across Texas
A 23-year-old Houston man has been sentenced to 32 years in federal prison after being convicted of sex trafficking and enticing minors in Houston and Dallas, fox7austin.com reports, citing the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Texas.
U.S. District Judge Alfred H. Bennett handed down the sentence of 384 months to Cristian Morris, to be followed by 15 years of supervised release. Morris is also required to register as a sex offender and will face strict restrictions on internet use and contact with minors.
In delivering the sentence, Judge Bennett described sex trafficking as a horrible crime, adding that it was made worse by the involvement of minors and that the victims were effectively condemned to a lifetime of terrible memories.
A federal jury convicted Morris in March 2025, following a three-day trial, on two counts of sex trafficking of minors and one count of coercion and enticement of a minor.
Between January and June 2023, Morris recruited teenage girls, supplied them with drugs, and posted sexually explicit advertisements offering them for commercial sex, according to evidence presented at trial. He forced the teenagers to engage in sex acts at hotels near "the blade" — street slang for areas known for high volumes of commercial sex activity.
Morris operated across two major Texas locations: near the Interstate 59 Southwest Freeway and Bissonnet Street in Houston, and along Harry Hines Boulevard in Dallas. Three victims testified at trial that Morris transported them between the two cities, instructed them on how to solicit clients, set their rates, and kept all of the money for himself.
Law enforcement arrested Morris on 23 June 2023 after he posted a commercial sex advertisement featuring his youngest victim, a 15-year-old runaway.
During the trial, defence attorneys argued that the victims were runaways and school dropouts engaged in bad behaviour of their own accord — a characterisation the jury rejected.
Morris will remain in custody pending transfer to a Federal Bureau of Prisons facility.
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