A federal court judge denied a Westminster woman's request to withdraw her guilty plea Tuesday and sentenced her to 10 years in prison for sex trafficking of a minor, a 17-year-old cousin whose sexual services she offered in exchange for cash and drugs under the Internet heading "Available now."

Deborah Gail Frock, who was previously convicted of trying to blackmail a state prosecutor, claimed that the government "threatened" her into the plea agreement by outlining plans to file additional charges that carried a minimum 30-year sentence if she didn't accept a plea agreement.

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