LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - A Little Rock man has pleaded guilty to a federal sex trafficking charge and faces up to life in prison.
Everett "Bear" Cooney had been indicted on federal charges accusing him of enticing women and underage girls into prostitution with crack cocaine and violence.
Cooney's uncle, Tommy "Tom Tom" Handy, is in jail awaiting trial on similar charges.
Prosecutors say Cooney admitted that he knew an underage female was between the ages of 14 and 18 when he coerced her into prostitution. Cooney, who remains in jail, faces a minimum of 10 years and up to life in prison.
A sentencing hearing has not yet been set.
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