A Bridgeport woman has been sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to charges connected to three minors who were sex trafficked at a hotel in Norwalk.

Teresa Martinez, 39, faced sentencing last Friday in Stamford Superior Court where Judge Colleen Zingaro handed down a 15-year prison term, suspended after service of six years, followed by five years of probation, according to the state Division of Criminal Justice .

On Aug. 12, Martinez pleaded guilty to charges of trafficking in persons and risk of injury to a minor. According to DCJ officials, the pleas were part of a deal offered by prosecutors which had originally called for service of nine years in prison.

Investigators allege that Martinez arranged for three minors to be transported from Bridgeport to a hotel in

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