Oceanside Couple Admits Forcing 12-Year-Old Niece to Cook, Clean, Have Sex With Men

An Oceanside couple who forced their 12-year-old niece to cook, clean and have sex with men, including an uncle, pleaded guilty Tuesday to felony charges that will keep them in prison for years.

Marcial Garcia Hernandez, 45, pleaded guilty to aggravated sexual assault and lewd act on a child and will be sentenced to 23 years to life in prison on May 20.

His wife, 43-year-old Inez Martinez Garcia, pleaded guilty to three lewd act counts and will be sentenced to 20 years behind bars.

The couple was arrested in November after a two-and-a-half-year “cold case” investigation into the victim’s allegations, sheriff’s Sgt. Joe Mata said.

The girl, now 24, told investigators she was brought to the United States from Mexico when she was 12 with promises of a better life and an education.

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