GONZALES - Two men were sentenced to life in prison following a conviction for sex trafficking a girl who was under 18 in Ascension Parish.nbsp;District Attorney Ricky Babin's office said 21-year-old Jayden Hodge of Dallas, Texas, and 23-year-old Antonio Jackson of Phoenix, Arizona, were caught wit h three girls at a Gonzales hotel in 2024.nbsp;One of the victims was under 18 and the two others were under 21.nbsp;Investigators learned the girls had been brought by Hodge and Jackson from Texas to Louisiana for prostitution.nbsp;"All three female victims were recruited, harbored, and solicited by these suspects for financial gain," the DA's office said.nbsp;A jury found the pair guilty of one count of human trafficking of a minor and two counts of human trafficking a person under 21.nbsp;The men were sentenced to life in prison for the juvenile count and 20 years each for the other charges.nbsp;Permalink| Comments ...read more read less