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Child sex trafficking suspects get life sentences
Now 7-year-old and 4-year-old have since been adopted
Digno De Jesus Mejia
Digno de Jesus Mejia
After 45 minutes of jury deliberation, two Gainesville residents received life sentences Thursday while two children continue rebuilding their childhood. Maria Mercedes Vasquez-Quiroz and Digno de Jesus Mejia were sentenced by Superior Court Judge Jason Deal Thursday after a jury returned with a guilty verdict on all counts in the child sex trafficking case of a 4-year-old girl. A 2-year-old boy also was involved.