When Norton asked her if her husband committed a crime, Benavides said she was not allowed to hear the testimony, so I am not aware of what has happened, except what I heard on the news.. He attended Unionville High School and was subsequently accepted into National Theatre School of Canada, graduating in 2004.. Career. The jury entered deliberations at 1:18 p.m. By
Each case is expected to be tried separately. They are urging other victims to come forward to keep him in prison for good. A former San Antonio attorney has been sentenced to 80 years in prison for forcing his clients to have sex with him in return for legal services. Before Benavides was taken away, the judge increased his bail to $150,000 on each of the remaining four cases pending against him. July 20, 2020As many as 500 women who were represented by a disgraced, now-imprisoned San Antonio attorney could have their convictions overturned as Bexar County prosecutors review their cases with the help of the public defenders office. SAN ANTONIO -- The former lawyer convicted of exchanging legal services will be heading to prison after additional cases against him were dropped on Tuesday. A witness described the crime scene as a "horror move" in testimony. It took the panel about six hours to decide on the sentences for the six counts of continuous trafficking of persons. It was important for us to correct a wrong from someone in our bar.. Benavides was indicted earlier this month for continuous trafficking of women between 2012 and 2015. SAN ANTONIO Former attorney Mark Benavides has been sentenced to 80 years for six counts of continuing trafficking of persons. One of the women, now 32, covered her eyes and stifled tears as she recounted her ordeal. He was so resistant to the idea he had done anything wrong, Steege said. She said they'd first had sex in July 2014 - on the same day that he was appointed by the court to work as her attorney. When Norton asked if he saw a change in Benavides from his testimony, Steege said he did. May 25, 2022 . She said she wont ever be able to forget what Benavides did to her. Mark Benavides, 48, is charged with continuous trafficking of persons, accused of having sex with clients in prostitution cases in exchange for legal services. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate. Taken advantage of, really, the woman recalled. Please be fair. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. On ExpressNews.com: Benavides sentenced to 80 years for coercing clients into having sex. Fundraiser honors San Marcos child who was struck, killed CPS Energy sells circular Villita Assembly Building. Prosecutors said Benavides will be back in a courtroom to face additional charges. 2014 - 2023 Marathi.TV - All Rights Reserved. Benavides accusers testified during the first phase of the trial that Benavides would take them to a motel and record videos of those encounters. Cayley Mandadi, a Trinity University cheerleader, died on Oct. 31, 2017 after falling unconscious in a car traveling to Houston. Benavides is accused of having sex with his clients in exchange for legal services. Marvin Pfeiffer /For the San Antonio Express-News. He ran for judge and he used that as part of his operation, his judicial candidacy, as coercion, Young said. Benavides forced six women he had represented in prostitution or drug cases to have sex with him in return for legal help. Benavides texted and called her, describing in explicit terms the sex acts he wanted her to perform. Mark Howerton, the victims boyfriend of four weeks, was jailed on Feb. 28, 2018, facing charges of murder and sexual assault. 'Sometimes he would ask me my name, how old I was, and ask, 'What are you going to do?' We know there are women that that did not want to talk. Elizabeth Zavala is a San Antonio Express-News staff writer. He was in the wrong no matter what people did.. It took the panel about six hours to decide on the sentences for the six counts of continuous trafficking of persons. He transported, coerced, threatened and made them feel they had no choice. Detectives recovered 246 mini DVDs containing hundreds of videos in which he was seen directing the women during often violent sex. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate. Alison Dahlberg, director of the DAs Conviction Integrity Unit, has worked with Michael Young, chief defender for the Bexar County Public Defenders Office, to identify potentially hundreds of victims of Benavides and re-evaluate their criminal cases. After the judge ruled the evidence was insufficient, the victims mother collapsed in the courtroom. This month, Benavides was indicted again on a charge of continuous trafficking of persons in connection with alleged incidents that involved four women between 2012 and 2015. Six women he had represented in prostitution or drug cases testified he coerced them into having sex to keep them out of jail or lessen their legal troubles, and videotaped the encounters, which were shown to the jury. His kids love him so much, she told the jury through tears. Investigators seized 246 mini DVDs that contained hundreds of videos of Benavides and the former clients engaged in various sex acts, in which he could be heard directing the women and telling them what to do and say. Benavides, a former San Antonio lawyer, was convicted Tuesday of trafficking and having sex with clients in exchange for legal services. Please be fair. During the trial, some of the graphic and sexually explicit encounters were played for the jury. She told Benavides she did not want to have sex with him, but he still made me, she said. He also writes a weekly Spurs newsletter. (Josie Norris /Staff Photographer |. Under questioning by defense attorney Monica E. Guerrero, Benavides said her husbands demeanor changed after his arrest in 2015. He cheated. Benavides gave her his card. It was a case that rattled San Antonio. Mark Benavides (left) sits beside defense attorney Liza Rodriguez during his trial in the Wilson County District Court and Justice Center in Floresville on Thursday. Its an understatement to call it cheating if its a criminal act, Norton said. He did. Steege said he saw a dramatic change in Benavides, from arrogant and entitled when they first met, to humble and treatable. There would be threats by Benavides to the women that If you dont plea, Im going to make sure you go to jail., Ex-SA lawyer Mark Benavides takes stand during sentencing phase of sex crimes trial. Benavides is being tried in. Ex-attorney Mark Benavides found guilty on all 6 counts of continuous trafficking of persons KSAT 12 193K views 4 years ago WATCH: Meteorologist Justin Horne gives his early weather forecast. When Norton asked if he saw a change in Benavides from his testimony, Steege said he did. When she had to see him, she would bring her mother along. More: S.A. animal sacrifice was Santera practice, but was it illegal? On ExpressNews.com: Four pending sex cases against convicted ex-San Antonio attorney dismissed. 14:01 GMT 07 Apr 2018 San Antonio teen beating: A San Antonio 16-year-old who refused an arranged marriage endured six months of beatings at the hands of her parents before running away from her San Antonio home, according to court documents. Jurors on Friday afternoon are deliberating the fate of former San Antonio attorney Mark Benavides. Benavides' wife of 11 years, Linda, appeared at the trial's sentencing phase to urge the jury to 'please be fair' as she announced she was staying with him, reported Express News. The jury found him guilty of crimes, not cheating.. Six accusers testified he forced them to have sex, making them believe it would keep them out of jail or lessen their legal problems. Linda Benavides (front), who is the wife of Mark Benavides, and his mother, Olga Benavides, are emotional after he was given 80 years after being convicted for continuous trafficking of persons on Friday. Julie Mott trail: A jury awarded Sharlotte and Timothy Mott $8 million on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018 after they found Mission Park Funeral Chapels and Cemeteries negligent in the loss of their daughters body. Benavides was convicted. But I was thinking of freedom for my son, freedom for me. The case was tried in Wilson County on a change of venue from Bexar County, with Senior District Judge Dick Alcala presiding. Mark Benavides (center) confers with defense attornies Monica E. Guerrero (right) and Liza Rodriguez (left) during his trial in the Wilson County District Court and Justice Center in Floresville on Thursday. Marisol Morales, a case manager at the Public Defenders Office, has been working with the two women and others Benavides abused. Misael started at KSAT-TV as a photojournalist in 1987. The jury found him guilty of crimes, not cheating.. SAN ANTONIO Officials from the Bexar County District Attorneys Office and the Bexar County Public Defenders Office are urging potential sex crime victims of a disbarred San Antonio lawyer to come forward. Women who employed him as their lawyer in prostitution cases told police that Benavides coerced them into having sex to help lessen their legal problems or to get their cases dismissed, an arrest warrant affidavit filed before the original indictments states. Calling him a master manipulator and liar, prosecutors had asked the jury to send Benavides to life in prison for having sex with clients in exchange for legal services. Lawyers are supposed to help you, not hurt you. A 32-year-old woman victimized by a local attorney recalls her ordeal from her early 20s. Mark Benavides (right) and defense attorney Liza Rodriguez are in court Thursday during the punishment phase of his trial in Wilson County District Court and Justice Center in Floresville. Mark Henry Benavides will have to serve at least 30 years before he is eligible for parole. The women state they employed Benavides as their lawyer for their prostitution cases but that he would coerce them into having sex in exchange for their legal problems being lessened, including dismissal of their cases. To read more from Elizabeth, become a subscriber. One after another, she lost her drivers license, her car, her job, her apartment. More: Couple get $8 million for loss of daughters body from San Antonio funeral home. Before the state and defense rested their cases, Linda Benavides told the jury Friday morning that although he was unfaithful, she didnt leave her husband of nearly 11 years after his arrest because she supports him. Former attorney Mark Benavides enters the courtroom of Judge Dick Alcala on Friday during the punishment phase of his trial in Floresville. Officials said the women were. 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Defense expert Mark Steege, a sex therapist who testified he has treated hundreds of sex offenders in 35 years, said he evaluated Mark Benavides in April 2017. Read more of her stories here. Defense expert Mark Steege, a sex therapist who testified he has treated hundreds of sex offenders in 35 years, said he evaluated Benavides in April 2017. Mark is married to his wife, Linda Benavides, and they have two kids together. Copyright 2023 KSAT.com is managed by Graham Digital and published by Graham Media Group, a division of Graham Holdings. Prosecutor Jay Norton said this case was about forced sex, not just about legal services.. He lied to you, sitting here. Its rattlesnake season in Texas. Prosecutor Meredith Chacon said although the state wanted for the judge to stack the sentences and have them run one right after the other, they decided to withdraw that motion at this time. Do you think the charges should be lumped into one trial? This is human trafficking, Chacon said. It's an understatement to call it cheating if its a criminal act, Norton replied. Who does that? she asked. Mark Henry Benavides, 48, broke down in tears on Friday as he heard the sentence and mouthed 'I love you' to his wife, who is still staying with him. Dahlberg and Young want more of Benavides victims to come forward to have their cases reviewed. 'Mark, it hurts!' He also covers the Spurs for on-air and digital platforms. Under questioning by Guerrero, Benavides said her husbands demeanor changed after his arrest in 2015. Fridays ruling came amid a highly publicized trial that had to be moved to Floresville at the request of Benavides attorneys, who claimed that the case received too much publicity in San Antonio for him to get a fair trial. Mark A. Cantu, III v. Commission for Lawyer Discipline . Mark Henry Benavides was convicted Tuesday of continuous trafficking of persons for having sex with clients he represented on prostitution or drug cases. Read more of her stories here. When prosecutor Jay Norton asked her if her husband committed a crime, Benavides said she couldnt say, because she was not allowed to hear testimony. The case was later dismissed for a lack of evidence and Elkhaliny was set to be released from county jail without having to pay bail. You can see RJ regularly on KSAT Explains and Good Morning San Antonio. Norton told the jury that this wasnt Benavides trial alone, that it was shared with every single person who took the stand and told their stories. Woman held captive in Stone Oak home: What started as a theft investigation quickly became a violent sex assault case. Boshoy Mina Elkhaliny, was arrested on Jan. 8, 2018 for allegedly beating, raping and holding Kaila Kutzik captive for days. Six months later, she was charged with driving under the influence, and she hired him to represent her. She was 20 when she found herself facing possible prison time. Benavides was convicted of having sex with female clients in exchange for his legal services. Six accusers testified he forced them to have sex, making them believe it would keep them out of jail or lessen their legal problems. This jury understood that., RELATED: S.A. company responds after woman finds 'teeth' in barbacoa. We and our partners use cookies to Store and/or access information on a device. Lopez was found guilty of the murder by the jury on June 5, 2018 and struggled against deputies moments after being convicted of the 2014 killing of Menchaca.
Both told their stories to the Express-News, on condition their names not be published. Benavides was sentenced to 80 years in prison on each of the six counts of continuous trafficking of persons against him. Earlier, his wife told the jury deciding his punishment to be fair because he does not deserve this.. She was incredulous. The second victim whose record has been expunged met Benavides when she was at the Bexar County Courthouse with her son, who was facing an assault charge. He would tell her what to do and what sexual positions he wanted her in, using a handheld video recorder to film the acts from start to finish. On Tuesday, prosecutors in a Texas court played footage of Benavides forcing one such client to have anal sex with him, KSAT reported. This is a carousel. Some of our partners may process your data as a part of their legitimate business interest without asking for consent. Benavides was sentenced to 80 years in prison. Rodriguez argued that Benavides did not kill someone and should not be sent away for life. He is now treatable.. A 51-year-old victim of now-disbarred attorney Mark Benavides pauses during an inteview at her San Antonio home on June 18, 2020. Uresti was found guilty of defrauding investors in the now-defunct company FourWinds Logistics, which bought and sold sand used in fracking for oil production before it collapsed in 2015. If you need help with the Public File, call 210-351-1241. Please be fair. Six women he had represented in prostitution or drug cases testified he coerced them into having sex to keep them out of jail or lessen their legal troubles, and videotaped the encounters, which were shown to the jury. He isfacing the possibility of life in prison. He was in the wrong no matter what people did, said a 32-year-old woman who was one of Benavides' victims. He wanted to meet up.. She was encouraged to answer: 'I'm going to [expletive] my lawyer.' Former San Antonio attorney Mark Benvides sits in the 186th District Court in this March 23, 2017, photo. Benavides was arrested in November 2015 while he was running for Bexar County District judge, and was indicted in April 2016. I looked at you three times, sir, and you were asleep, Norton told Steege. Copyright 2023 KSAT.com is managed by Graham Digital and published by Graham Media Group, a division of Graham Holdings. Before Benavides was taken away, the judge increased his bail to $150,000 on each of the remaining four cases pending against him. "" 11-23; 09-29; 09-29; 2021 09-17 "" . Benavides had sex with women he represented in criminal cases, according to an arrest warrant affidavit following an investigation by the Bexar County District Attorney's Office and the San. Born and reared in San Antonio, she graduated from Fox Tech High School in 1981 and has been a newspaper journalist since she graduated from Texas Woman's University at Denton in 1985. Mark Benavides, a former San Antonio lawyer, appears in the Wilson County Courthouse on Tuesday, March 27, 2018, in Floresville, TX. Mark Benavides looks back at his wife and parents Friday as he is escorted out of the courtroom after being sentenced to 80 years for continuous trafficking of persons. She has worked at five daily newspapers in Texas, including The Dallas Morning News, Fort Worth Star-Telegram and the Denton Record-Chronicle. In halting sobs, Benavidesapologized and asked for forgiveness as he testified. Mott died Aug. 8, 2015 and was to be cremated Aug. 15, 2015. During the trial,San Antonio Police Department Detective Manual Morales testified that police found a filing cabinet at Benavides' home containing 246 of what the detective called "pornographic DVDs" that showed Benavides having sex with women who police said were Benavides' clients. Dismemberment trial: The murder trial of Gabriel Moreno, accused of killing Jose Luis Menchaca, began on Feb. 26, 2018. The jurors were so shocked by the clip that the judge sent them out for a break. I was never alone with him after that, she said. Benavides, a former San Antonio lawyer, was convicted Tuesday of trafficking in persons and having sex with clients in exchange for legal services. Benavides sentenced to 80 years for coercing clients into having sex - San Antonio Express-News. 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At the time of Mark's court proceedings, Linda requested the jury to "please be fair as his kids love him so much." 'You're hurting me Don't be so rough.'. } {"duration": "400ms","fill": "both","iterations": "1","direction": "alternate","animations": [{"selector": "#scrollToTopButton","keyframes": [{"opacity": "0","visibility": "hidden" "I'm so sorry. This jury understood that.. We are asking you for 25 years, she said. Several additional indictments have been added since. Anyone who feels they were forced to take a plea deal by Benavides is urged to contact the Bexar County Public Defenders Office at 210-504-6216. Mark Benavides looks back at his wife and parents Friday as he is escorted out of the courtroom after being sentenced to 80 years for continuous trafficking of persons. Mark Benavides, 48, is charged with continuous trafficking of persons, accused of having sex with clients in prostitution cases in exchange for legal services. Meredith Chacon, also prosecuting, branded Benavides 'a pimp in a suit' during her closing arguments. His sentences will run concurrently, and he will be eligible for parole in 30 years. Mark Henry Benavides was immediately taken into custody Tuesday night in Floresville, where the trial was heard. The women said the alleged encounters took place at his law office, motels, his car and the courthouse, according to the affidavit. Animal sacrifice unveiled at San Antonio home: Salacious Uresti testimony: Denise Cantu, a Harlingen woman whom Uresti helped obtain a $2.5 million legal settlement over the deaths of two of her children in a 2010 vehicle wreck, told jurors that the lawmaker became her financial adviser, confidante, friend and eventually lover. The case is being heard at the Wilson County under a change of venue from Bexar County, with Senior District Judge Dick Alcala presiding. We are asking you for 25 years, she said. In this2018 file photo he sits in Judge Dick Alcalas courtroom to address his other pending. scott van pelt wife age. | ezavala@express-news.net | @elizabeth2863, Connect with the definitive source for global and local news. Marisol Morales is a case manager with the Bexar County Public Defender's Office working with victims of now-disbarred attorney Mark Benavides. Mark A Benavides, born Circa 1971 Mark A Benavides was born circa 1971. The woman in the video later explained to the court that she felt she had to sleep with her lawyer because 'he said he would help me get my son back.'. She claims he would pick her up at her home and take her to the River Inn Motel downtown on Guadalupe and South Frio streets. Her parents, Abdulah Fahmi Kala Al Hishmawi, 34, and Hamdiyah Sabah Al Hishmawi, 33, were arrested on Friday, March 23, 2018. FLORESVILLE, Texas Closing arguments were set to begin Friday afternoon in the punishment phase of the trial for former San Antonio attorney Mark Benavides. I looked at you three times, sir, and you were asleep, Norton told Steege. Benavides attorneys declined to comment on the verdict or sentencing. Benavides sentenced to 80 years for coercing clients into . The woman who had been charged with drug possession encouraged victims to make that call. They found him guilty of force, fraud and coercion, Norton said. I felt like he wasnt even trying to help me anymore, but I already had given him $3,000 and I couldnt afford another lawyer, she said. Marvin Pfeiffer /For the San Antonio Express-News. Mark Henry Benavides was immediately taken into custody Tuesday night in Floresville, where the trial was heard. But the experience left her deeply scarred. She told jurors Feb. 1, 2018, that she and Uresti would have sex in his law office. Mark Henry Benavides, 48, broke down in tears on Friday as he heard the sentence and mouthed 'I love you' to his wife, who is still staying with him A former San Antonio attorney has been. Mark Henry Benavides was convicted Tuesday of continuous trafficking of persons for having sex with clients he represented on prostitution or drug cases. RJ Marquez has been at KSAT since 2010. Linda Benavides, Mark's wife, testified on Friday morning and asked the jury to "please be fair." She said she knew Benavides cheated, but said the couple have two children and she still. Linda Benavides testifies Friday during the punishment phase of the trial of her husband, Mark Benavides, in Floresville. His kids love him so much,' she told the jury while crying. 'It's an understatement to call it cheating if it's a criminal act,' Norton said. Shes pleased that the conviction is now off her record, thanks to the DAs and public defenders offices. The former attorney faces two charges of sexual assault of a child, one charge of sexual assault and another charge of continuous trafficking of persons, according to court records. Norton told the jury that this wasnt Benavides trial alone, that it was shared with every single person who took the stand and told their stories. Cruz, Abbott and others react to Castro's cancer diagnosis, Rep. Joaquin Castro diagnosed with cancer, undergoes surgery, San Antonio's first car elevator is ready to start accepting cars, Buc-ees planning new travel centers in Wisconsin, Florida. The case was later dismissed for a lack of evidence and Elkhaliny was set to be released from county jail without having to pay bail. He said he would help me get my son back.. District Judge Dick Alcala noticed that the jurors were looking distraught so he ordered a break. Someof the graphic and sexually explicit videos were played for jurors. More: Jury deadlocks in murder case involving San Antonio man whose remains were grilled. More: Jury deadlocks in murder case involving San Antonio man whose remains were grilled. Prosecutor Jay Norton said this case was about forced sex, not just about legal services.. Due to the large amounts of publicity surrounding the case, the trial was moved from Bexar County to Wilson County. She said Benavides told her to say 'bye' to the camera after they finished. The victim in the video is a 29-year-old woman testifying for the state. He was so resistant to the idea he had done anything wrong, Steege told the jury. Benavides was convicted in 2018 for six counts of human trafficking for trading sex for legal services. RELATED: New Braunfels man with history of 'deviant' sex acts with vegetables sentenced to life in prison. When I saw him first, he was arrogant and untreatable. But Benavides said he believed the encounters were consensual and testified that trading sex in exchange for legal services was never discussed. She later was excused and an alternate was seated. The sentences will be served at the same time. He transported, coerced, threatened and made them feel they had no choice. Benavideswill get credit for the days he has already served. The sexual encounters would take place in his law office, his car, at motels, or at the courthouse. The woman pleaded guilty to misdemeanor possession of marijuana. One of thevideos was so graphic that a female juror fainted as the panel left the courtroom last week. The juror was replaced by an alternate. Mark married Olivia Perez on month day 2001, at age 30 at marriage place, Texas. 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