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. It was a case that rattled San Antonio. Meredith Chacon, also prosecuting, branded Benavides 'a pimp in a suit' during her closing arguments. Benavides will serve 80 years for each count but the time will. 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. Benavides texted and called her, describing in explicit terms the sex acts he wanted her to perform. 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. When she pushed back, he was true to his word. 14:01 GMT 07 Apr 2018 There are women we did speak to that did not want to participate," said Meredith Chacon, a prosecutor. Mark Benavides is currently serving an 80-year prison term after he was convicted in 2018 of trading sex for legal services from women he was representing. Copyright 2023 KSAT.com is managed by Graham Digital and published by Graham Media Group, a division of Graham Holdings. The consent submitted will only be used for data processing originating from this website. 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It took the panel about six hours to decide on the sentences for the six counts of continuous trafficking of persons. 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. Benavides took the stand Thursday during the punishment phase of the trial. Benavides forced six women he had represented in prostitution or drug cases to have sex with him in return for legal help. Benavides was first arrested in November 2015, charged with compelling prostitution from at least nine female clients. He still faces a possible charge for aggravated assault with severe bodily injury. 2014 - 2023 Marathi.TV - All Rights Reserved. More: Couple get $8 million for loss of daughters body from San Antonio funeral home. | ezavala@express-news.net | @elizabeth2863. We would like to show you a description here but the site won't allow us. 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. According to court documents, the district attorney's office cited insufficient evidence in dropping the charges. Benavides filmed videos of the violent sexual encounters, one of which was so graphic that a female juror fainted after viewing it in court. 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. He faces two charges of sexual assault of a child, one charge of sexual assault and two charges of continuous trafficking of persons, according to court records. At the end, she said, he would ask her to say bye to the camera. He is a calculating and manipulating liar, she told the jury. One after another, she lost her drivers license, her car, her job, her apartment. SAN ANTONIO -- The former lawyer convicted of exchanging legal services will be heading to prison after additional cases against him were dropped on Tuesday. On ExpressNews.com: Benavides sentenced to 80 years for coercing clients into having sex. It took the panel nearly four hours to find Benavides, 48, guilty on all six counts. 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. Former clients who were victimized by him are asked to call Morales at 210-335-0701. At the time of Mark's court proceedings, Linda requested the jury to "please be fair as his kids love him so much." When questioned by prosecutor Jay Norton about whether she thought her husband had committed a crime she replied: 'I am not aware of what has happened, except what I heard on the news. FLORESVILLE, Texas UPDATE: Jurors on Friday sentenced convictedformer San Antonio attorney Mark Benavidesto 80 years in prison for each of his six counts of human trafficking. 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. The trial started last week and included testimony from all six accusers. The witness pointed out Benavides in court and also identified him in photographs by his tattoos Asian writings on the back of each forearm and a large image of the scales of justice down the center of his back. This latest indictment marks the fifth open case against him, including two charges of sexual assault of a child, one charge of sexual assault, and two charges of continuous trafficking of persons. He's covered a variety of stories and events across the San Antonio area, and is the lead reporter for KSAT Explains. We know there are women that that did not want to talk. 'To me, it's cheating,' Benavides replied. He is a calculating and manipulating liar, she told the jury. 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. Benavides was sentenced to 80 years in prison on each of the six counts of continuous trafficking of persons against him. The jury entered deliberations at 1:18 p.m. She is heard stating, Mark, it hurts! Jurors were shown a video recorded by one of Benavides alleged victims showing a violent sexual . While questioning the woman under cross-examination, defense attorney Monica E. Guerrero tried to suggest that their interactions remained friendly after his initial arrest. Copyright 2020 by KSAT - All rights reserved. He paid more attention; we spent a lot more time with the kids, she told the court. Benavides was arrested in November 2015 and charged with compelling prostitution in cases involving at least nine female clients. He said he made amends to his family, and what does his wife tell you? 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. The woman said a friend referred her to Benavides in 2008 for legal representation. 'He cheated. She said she knew Benavides cheated, but said the couple have two children and she still supported him. More: 'A classic sociopath: Abused victims of Stone Oak playboy speak out after years of violence. Continue with Recommended Cookies. 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Six accusers testified he forced them to have sex, making them believe it would keep them out of jail or lessen their legal problems. 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. Public Defender Michael Young is working with the Bexar County District Attorney's Office Conviction Integrity Unit to review hundreds of Benavides cases with an eye toward overturning unfair convictions. Read more of her stories here. The victim in the video is a 29-year-old woman testifying for the state. "I'm asking you to have mercy and give me the minimum," Benavides said while crying. More: Jury deadlocks in murder case involving San Antonio man whose remains were grilled. 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. Many of the acts were recorded, and now, upon further review of the case, prosecutors said they found more victims in need of justice. Jurors were shown a video recorded by one of Benavides alleged victims showing a violent sexual encounter. 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. Marisol Morales, a case manager at the Public Defenders Office, has been working with the two women and others Benavides abused. Rory Tingle For Dailymail.com We are asking you for 25 years, she said. }] 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. I saw a humbled man rather than an arrogant man, he said. Mark A Benavides, born Circa 1981 Mark A Benavides was born circa 1981. He is accused of having sex with his clients in exchange for legal services. Its worth life, ladies and gentlemen, Chacon said in her closing argument. AboutPressCopyrightContact usCreatorsAdvertiseDevelopersTermsPrivacyPolicy & SafetyHow YouTube worksTest new. He cheated. The latest indictment is the fifth open case against Benavides. More: 'A classic sociopath: Abused victims of Stone Oak playboy speak out after years of violence. Who does that? she asked. Marvin Pfeiffer /For the San Antonio Express-News. Elizabeth Zavala covers county and state courts on the Express-News Crime Team. When she had to see him, she would bring her mother along. Benavides admitted that he had sex with all of the women named in the indictment and recorded their motel sexual sessions. 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. I started caring for him as a person because I didnt have anybody at the time. She was charged with possession of marijuana when police found the drug in a car she was riding in but she didn't have it on her person. 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. This is a carousel. The evidence against Benavides included portions of 246 videos the lawyer recorded of himself having sex with his clients. Benavides was convicted in 2018 for six counts of human trafficking for trading sex for legal services. Former San Antonio attorney Mark Benavides is serving 80 years in prison for forcing former clients into having sex. 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. Under cross examination, Norton asked Steege whether he reviewed police reports and videos Benavides took of sexual encounters with his clients. He was so resistant to the idea he had done anything wrong, Steege told the jury. The victim identified Benavides as the man and also identified him in photographs by this tattoos, which are Asian writings on each of his forearms and a large image of the scales of justice down his back. But he's a good person. 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. 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. 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. He transported, coerced, threatened and made them feel they had no choice. RJ Marquez has been at KSAT since 2010. Mark married Olivia Perez on month day 2001, at age 30 at marriage place, Texas. SAN ANTONIO Former attorney Mark Benavides has been sentenced to 80 years for six counts of continuing trafficking of persons. Before Benavides was taken away, the judge increased his bail to $150,000 on each of the remaining four cases pending against him. Bendavid played the role of Barbara Hershey's character's son Dominic Blythe in Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning. As the jurors were exiting the courtroom, one juror fainted. Your email address will not be published. Jurors also viewed a separate DVD of Benavides trying to get his brother to destroy sex videos at his home as the investigation was underway. Linda Benavides, who is the wife of Mark Benavides, receives his belt and necktie Friday from a sheriffs deputy after he was sentenced to 80 years as punishment after being convicted for continuous trafficking of persons. } {"duration": "400ms","fill": "both","iterations": "1","direction": "alternate","animations": [{"selector": "#scrollToTopButton","keyframes": [{"opacity": "0","visibility": "hidden" 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. 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.'. Mark married Crystal A Valdez on month day 2009, at age 28 at marriage place, Texas. Prosecutors proved that Benavides made women he was representing for alleged crimes, including DUI, minor drug offenses and prostitution, to have sex with him in exchange for legal services. 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We are asking you for 25 years, she said. Copyright 2023 KSAT.com is managed by Graham Digital and published by Graham Media Group, a division of Graham Holdings. 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. ezavala@express-news.net | Twitter: @elizabeth2863. He has applied for probation, according to court records. Dont be so rough. Benavides can also be heard in the video making sexually explicit commands and telling her to Come back here.. What I saw yesterday (in Benavides testimony) was a totally different man. The Express-News generally does not identify victims of sexual assault. District Judge Dick Alcala noticed that the jurors were looking distraught so he ordered a break. It's an understatement to call it cheating if its a criminal act, Norton replied. He also writes a weekly Spurs newsletter. juror fainted as the panel left the courtroom last week. 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. Reyes survived for two weeks before being pronounced dead. He will serve at least 30 years before he is eligible for parole. He paid more attention; we spent a lot more time with the kids, she told the court. (Josie Norris /Staff Photographer |. Apparently, this has been going on for virtually his entire legal career, here. It was creepy, throwing advances like that, and he wants me to put out for him to help me. Paul Venema is a courthouse reporter for KSAT with more than 25 years experience in the role. Shes pleased that the conviction is now off her record, thanks to the DAs and public defenders offices. Double murder-suicide:Hailey Reyes and her father (left) were gunned down by her estranged uncle, Elijah Jared Stone, on May 12 in an incident police called a "double murder-suicide." 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. Linda Benavides, Marks wife, testified on Friday morning and asked the jury to please be fair.. He is now treatable.. }] the woman, 29, cried on the video. She further testified, Sometimes he would ask me my name, how old I was, and ask, What are you going to do? Her reply was, Im going to f*** my lawyer., During cross-examination, defense attorney Monica E. Guerrero suggested that the interactions were friendly even after his arrest. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate. Benavides will have to serve 30 years before becoming eligible for parole. Menchaca was allegedly beaten with baseball bats, dismembered and grilled on a barbecue pit in 2014. Benavides, a former San Antonio lawyer, was convicted Tuesday of trafficking and having sex with clients in exchange for legal services. Mark Steege, a sex therapist, testifies Friday during the punishment phase of the trial of Mark Benavides in Floresville. But I was thinking of freedom for my son, freedom for me. S.A. animal sacrifice was Santera practice, but was it illegal? 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. But Benavides said he believed the encounters were consensual and testified that trading sex in exchange for legal services was never discussed. Read more of her stories here. mark benavides wife. His sentences will run concurrently, and he will be eligible for parole in 30 years. Benavides was convicted Tuesday of continuous trafficking of persons and faces 25 to 99 years or life in prison. Its not fair for them to live in any kind of guilt. Former attorney Mark Benavides enters the courtroom of Judge Dick Alcala on Friday during the punishment phase of his trial in Floresville. Someof the graphic and sexually explicit videos were played for jurors. More: Man accused in death of trans woman wont face trial. 'It's an understatement to call it cheating if it's a criminal act,' Norton said. 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. A witness described the crime scene as a "horror move" in testimony. FLORESVILLE A juror hearing a sex case against a former San Antonio attorney fainted after seeing video of a sexual encounter involving the defendant as his trial opened Tuesday. "Theres others out there, I know. Benavides was sentenced to 80 years in prison on each of the six counts of continuous trafficking of persons against him. Please be fair. She later was excused and an alternate was seated. Personal Life, Parents and Family Details : Mark was born on October 1st, 1969. She was arrested in 2013 for DWI; he insisted she plead guilty even though she said she was innocent. 1.1 Mark R. Benavides lawyer profile in Plano, Texas - Law.net; 1.2 Wife of Mark Benavides testifies - Twitter; 1.3 'I thought I was alone' victims of disgraced - Alton Telegraph; 1.4 Prosecutors: "Pornographic" DVDs show former lawyer with 1.5 Lawyer cries as he is sentenced to 80 years - Express Digest A 51-year-old victim of now-disbarred Mark Benavides goes through paperwork at her San Antonio home on June 18, 2020. scott van pelt wife age. He said he made amends to his family, and what does his wife tell you? He was in the wrong no matter what people did.. Mott died Aug. 8, 2015 and was to be cremated Aug. 15, 2015. More: S.A. animal sacrifice was Santera practice, but was it illegal? The jurors looked so uncomfortable that District Judge Dick Alcala sent them out for a break, and as they exited, a woman on the jury fainted at the door. Mark Howerton, the victims boyfriend of four weeks, was jailed on Feb. 28, 2018, facing charges of murder and sexual assault. A 32-year-old woman victimized by a San Antonio attorney said she was 20 when she was arrested on a marijuana possession charge as a result of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. She said she knew Benavides cheated, but said the couple have two children and she still supported him. This is human trafficking, Chacon said. Follow KSAT's Twitter Moment below for the latest updates on the trial. "I'm so sorry. More: Uresti, Cain found guilty on all charges in end to salacious month-long fraud trial. He is facing up to 99 years in prison. Under questioning by defense attorney Monica E. Guerrero, Benavides said her husbands demeanor changed after his arrest in 2015. Steege said he had not. 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. Defense attorney Monica E. Guerrero said Benavides admitted he lost his moral compass, and although he deserves to be punished, she asked for mercy. She has worked at five daily newspapers in Texas, including The Dallas Morning News, Fort Worth Star-Telegram and the Denton Record-Chronicle. An example of data being processed may be a unique identifier stored in a cookie. There are 30+ professionals named "Mark Benavides", who use LinkedIn to exchange information, ideas, and opportunities. When Norton asked if he saw a change in Benavides from his testimony, Steege said he did. 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. We and our partners use cookies to Store and/or access information on a device. The case was tried in Wilson County on a change of venue from Bexar County, with Senior District Judge Dick Alcala presiding. I thought I was alone. More: Death penalty testimony paints violent portrait of officers killer. Reyes survived for two weeks before being pronounced dead. Marisol Morales is a case manager with the Bexar County Public Defender's Office working with victims of now-disbarred attorney Mark Benavides. Are women that that did not want to talk the conviction is now off record. Was true to his word cheating, ' Norton said. } ] woman... 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