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Ex-attorney sentenced to 80 years for human trafficking due in court on separate indictment

Prosecutors asking for change in venue in Mark Benavides trial

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SAN ANTONIO – An ex-attorney who was sentenced to 80 years in prison on continuous human trafficking charges is due in court Friday as prosecutors ask for a change in venue in a separate trial where he will face similar allegations.

Several of Mark Benavides' female clients said he represented them in exchange for sex and would record their sexual encounters.

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Benavides is named in a new indictment that levels similar accusations against him.

Benavides' new trial is scheduled to begin Oct. 1.

"There will be new victims presented, and I think that you will see that some of it is very similar," assistant district attorney Meredith Chacon told KSAT earlier this month. "That is how predators work."


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Paul Venema is a courthouse reporter for KSAT with more than 25 years experience in the role.

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