A female pimp who pleaded guilty to human trafficking sentenced to 50 years in prison

A Houston woman who spent a month forcing a 16-year-old girl to work as a prostitute was sentenced to 50 years in prison this week, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced Friday.

“Only a true predator would force a minor to become a street walker,” Ogg said. “Someone who steals a child’s youth by brutally coercing them to have sex with strangers for their own profit, like in this case, deserves to spend time in prison.”

Marilyn Joy Wilkes, 27, pleaded guilty to three charges: sexual assault of a child under the age of 17, human trafficking and compelling prostitution for a month-long crime spree over the Christmas holiday in 2018. During that time, Wilkes had sex with the juvenile, forced her to solicit strangers on the street in southwest Houston, made her see “johns” in a motel room on 1960 and go to strangers’ homes for sex. When the teen refused to work, Wilkes would punch her in the face, burn her with cigarettes and stomp on her head. Once, when the juvenile did not make her $600 a day quota, Wilkes broke her finger and her ribs. Wilkes used the money to pay for the motel and buy food, alcohol and drugs.

In January 2019, the teen was able to escape during a “date” with a stranger when she asked to use his phone to call her mother to pick her up. When her mother arrived, the 16-year-old jumped in her car, and fled while Wilkes followed them in a high-speed chase. To get away, mother and daughter called 911 and met a police officer in the parking lot of Wal-Mart. Wilkes was arrested weeks later.

Prosecutor Micala Clark convinced a judge to stack two 25-year prison sentences for a total of 50 years in prison for compelling prostitution and human trafficking. Wilkes was also sentenced to the maximum of 20 years for sexual assault of a child which will run concurrently.

Clark said the victim, her mother and a psychologist testified about the long-term effects of Wilkes’ actions.

“This was an example of the typical grooming that pimps use to victimize women,” Clark said. “This young woman suffered post-traumatic stress disorder, insomnia and nightmares at the hands of this predator.”

Former Harris County Precinct 3 captain accused of sexual assault of a minor

 A former Harris County Precinct 3 Constable’s Office captain faces two charges in connection with the sexual assault of a girl under the age of 14 from incidents that allegedly began in 1989, according to court records.

Jack Hagee, 74, faces felony indecency with a child and aggravated sexual assault of a child under the age of 14 in connection with the allegations, court records show.

His accuser, a 38-year-old woman, reported to police that in 1989, when she was about 4 or 5 years old, Hagee began touching her inappropriately and exposing himself to her, according to court documents. The woman told police that by the time she was in kindergarten, Hagee began having regular sexual intercourse with her, which she claimed continued until she started menstruating at age 13, court documents show.

Police interviewed two other witnesses who the woman spoke to, court records show. One of the witnesses, Hagee’s brother, told police that Hagee admitted the sexual assault to him, court records show. Officials say Hagee was between the ages of 43 and 51 at the time of the alleged offenses.

Hagee was employed at the Harris County Precinct 3 Constable’s Office from February 1981 through June 2011 and between March 2012 to December 2015, according to the Harris County Precinct 3 Constable’s Office. Hagee is not affiliated with Precinct 3's current administration and is not recognized as a retired deputy.