A married couple from Worcester was convicted this week of sex trafficking following a six-day trial before a jury in federal court.

Kiersten Soto, 32, and Moises Soto, 33, were each convicted of one count of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking and sex trafficking by force, fraud, and coercion in connection with the trafficking of a younger relative in their family, U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts Leah Foley’s office said in a statement. Kiersten Soto was also convicted of one count of traveling or using interstate facilities to promote unlawful activities.

U.S. District Court Judge Marget Guzman set sentencing for the couple for Dec. 19, 2025.

At trial, prosecutors showed that between February and May 2022, the Sotos “used force, fraud and coercion to traffic the victim for commercial

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