ORLANDO, Fla. — The former leader of an Orlando ministry called En Fuego for Jesus convicted of sex trafficking young girls, wants his life sentence dropped.
In Luis Morales’ motion, he claims he didn’t understand the charges against him and should have been tested for competence.
But federal agents said he was competent enough to fly out of airports to other countries, using his ministry as a way to sell young girls for sex.
Morales is serving six life terms in a federal prison in Tucson, Arizona.
He was convicted in 2012 for using his ministry to transport girls in and out of the United States.
He was known as Apostle Tito and worked with his wife, known as Prophet Linda.
In 2012, she denied her husband did anything wrong and told Channel 9’s Nancy Alvarez, “I don’t need to talk to you, woman of God. Get your life right with the Lord. Jesus loves you.”
Luis Morales filed a 50 page motion in federal court.
In it, he states that during his trial, he said Jesus Christ was his No. 1 attorney, which he claims is a reason he should have been given a competency exam.
He also claims his attorney was ineffective.
The motion also contains a letter from Linda Morales that denied any wrongdoing by her husband and claimed the FBI harassed and threatened their attorney.
The letter also accused the Orlando judicial system of being prejudiced toward black and Hispanic people.
Morales has requested a hearing before a federal judge to address his claims, but no court date had been set.
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