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DENVER — One of the longest — if not the longest — sentences for a human trafficking conviction in the United States was handed down in Colorado on Thursday afternoon.
Chief Deputy District Attorney Lara Mullin, lead prosecutor of the case, said Hawkins was tried for three different but interrelated cases, which consisted of seven victims — four adult women, two juvenile girls, and one man. All of them testified in court during the trial.In a probable cause statement, one of the victims described Hawkins as"her master" in an interview with investigators.
Hawkins' sentencing began on Thursday afternoon and included testimony from victims and their families, as well as final arguments from both the defense and the prosecution. The prosecution stressed that between 1997 and 2023, Hawkins was arrested, cited or detained for investigation of 57 offenses in 22 matters. But they were all dismissed because the alleged victims didn't appear or file charges. Therefore, Hawkins learned he could get away with it, prosecutors said, adding that that cycle has come to an end.
Parents of victims also spoke. One mother said her daughter was a smart, successful and ambitious girl when she met Hawkins, and then he tried to rip their entire family apart. She said she still does not believe he understands the gravity of his actions. Another woman, who was 19 when she met Hawkins, said she dated him for barely a month before he started to regularly assault her. Under the impression that he loved her, she endured it, she said.
The mother told the court that she, and other witnesses, could hear Hawkins' soft remarks that he made during the trial when victims and their family members were on the stand.
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