An Albuquerque man is accused of the statutory rape of a teenage girl who police say was brought to the city from California to be sex trafficked.

William Cates, 50, is charged with criminal sexual penetration and patronizing prostitution in the case. He has been booked into the Metropolitan Detention Center.

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