A woman who sold her teen daughters into prostitution so she could buy drugs pleaded guilty Tuesday.

HCSO

Nelsi Latuda

Nelsi Latuda, 35, got 20 years in prison for forcing her 14- and 16-year-old daughters to have sex for money.

Her boyfriend, 21-year-old Pedro Espinoza Escama, who is also accused in the crime, remains at large.

Escama was mistakenly released by HPD back in June after his arrest.  He was in the country illegally.

The investigation started after one of the girls told police she’d been with various men at their mother’s apartment and another unit on Tidwell. 

The girl went to police after a fight with her mother.