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   From: the.invisible.fat-assed.karen.bass.not@lamayor.org   
      
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   Morris “Mack” Lamour Holton III   
      
   In a significant victory for justice and victim advocacy, Morris “Mack”   
   Lamour Holton III, a notorious serial rapist, was sentenced to 99 years in   
   prison and fined $10,000. This decisive sentence, announced by Harris County   
   District Attorney Kim Ogg,    
   ensures that Holton will remain behind bars for decades, safeguarding the   
   community from his predatory actions.   
      
   “This man is a true predator who planned, plotted, and schemed to rob and   
   rape women,” Ogg stated. “This prison sentence ensures that he will be   
   behind bars for decades. We are so very proud of the victims who came forward   
   in this case and in    
   similar cases. It’s hard to do, but it’s so important.”   
      
   Holton, 39, was convicted earlier this month of aggravated sexual assault for   
   a 2021 rape. During the sentencing phase, jurors heard harrowing accounts from   
   three additional victims, highlighting the extent of his criminal behavior.   
   Victim impact    
   statements delivered in court underscored the profound trauma caused by his   
   actions.   
      
   Holton's criminal history reveals a pattern of violent behavior. He was on   
   parole during the 2021 assaults, having previously served seven years for a   
   2011 rape. In that earlier case, Holton was convicted in 2013 for using a   
   knife to detain and assault    
   an acquaintance. His extensive criminal record prior to this conviction   
   underscores his habitual offending nature.   
      
   Upon his release on parole in 2020, Holton resumed his predatory tactics. He   
   lured women to motels or their homes under false pretenses, subsequently   
   robbing and raping them at gunpoint. In March 2021, Holton assaulted a massage   
   therapist in her home,    
   tying her wrists and ankles with zip ties before raping her.   
      
   Within weeks, Holton repeated his crimes, meeting another woman online and   
   attacking her in a hotel room. Again, he used zip ties to restrain her while   
   he committed the assault. Shortly after, he targeted another woman, attempting   
   to rob and rape her at    
   a motel. Although she managed to fend him off, Holton severely beat her.   
      
   In a particularly egregious case, Holton sexually assaulted a 16-year-old   
   runaway, capturing the assaults on video. This evidence was crucial in   
   securing his conviction.   
      
   Assistant District Attorney Steven Denman, from the DA’s Human Trafficking   
   and Child Exploitation Division, emphasized Holton's calculated and   
   remorseless nature. “Holton not only planned his crimes and committed them   
   in basically the same way every    
   time, but he took photos of each victim as 'trophies.' We know there are more   
   victims who were too afraid to come forward, so we are glad the jury sent a   
   clear message that this man should never be free again. He’s had a second   
   chance and even a third    
   chance, and this is just who he is—a habitual offender with no remorse—in   
   fact, he bragged to each of these victims that this is what he does.”   
      
   Holton’s conviction of aggravated sexual assault, a first-degree felony   
   punishable by up to 99 years in prison, coupled with the testimonies of his   
   other crimes, led the jury to impose the maximum sentence. Although the   
   additional charges were    
   dismissed after the trial, the evidence presented ensured a comprehensive   
   understanding of his predatory behavior.   
      
      
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