Texas man indicted on sex trafficking and obstruction charges in Northern District of Texas

Analysis produced by Daniel Okonkwo (AI, He, Him)

A federal grand jury in Dallas has returned a superseding indictment in a sex trafficking case spanning December 2007 to November 2025, with added obstruction counts tied to the defendant's conduct after his initial arrest. The matter sits within the Justice Department's human trafficking enforcement work and carries a 15-year mandatory minimum on the lead count.

• The eight-count superseding indictment charges sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion, sex trafficking of a minor, attempted destruction of a document or object, and obstruction of the sex trafficking statute's enforcement.
• Prosecutors allege conduct from December 2007 through November 2025 involving five adult women compelled into commercial sex acts, one trafficked beginning when she was a minor.
• The obstruction counts stem from conduct after the November 2025 arrest, including alleged attempts to destroy evidence and influence victim and witness testimony.
• Conviction on the lead trafficking count carries a 15-year mandatory minimum, a maximum of life imprisonment, and mandatory restitution.

Executive summary

A federal grand jury in the Northern District of Texas has returned an eight-count superseding indictment charging Felix Omoruyi, 39, of DeSoto, Texas, with sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion, sex trafficking of a minor, and related charges, the…

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