TX Woman Accused of Sex Trafficking Underage Daughter for Drugs

A woman in Abilene is behind bars after being accused of sex trafficking her underage daughter.

According to Big Country Homepage, Ashley Franklin was booked on sex trafficking charges on Friday, September 2.

The child claimed that her mother would accept money from men and allow them to sexually assault her while she would supervise the sex acts. Franklin would then use the money for drugs. The child said the assaults took place every other day over the course of 3 years.

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Police interviewed other children who were in Franklin’s care and they corroborated the child’s report of drug use and men in the home, according to court documents.

Franklin was given a polygraph test, which showed that she was lying when she denied the allegations. She is currently being held on a $150,000 bond in the Taylor County Jail.

There is no other information available as of this posting.

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