Colorado Springs man sentenced to prison for pimping and money laundering

A Colorado Springs man has been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to felony charges of pimping and money laundering.

LuTure Evans appeared at the El Paso County courthouse on Thursday, where he, his wife, and his mother spoke in his defense. They described him as a changed man and a devoted father to his two young children.

During the hearing, Evans apologized to the victims.

“I am a father, I am a husband, I am a person who cares about the community, and I do apologize for the stuff that I’ve done in my past. I do, because I regret it, because now I have a daughter, I have a son,” he said.

However, the judge rejected his statements and condemned Evans for exploiting women.

“You’ve blamed one of the victims for getting you into this business; that’s not how that happened. You made a conscious decision to do what you did. It took a lot of work, planning, subterfuge, potentially some violence and assaultive behavior and control over a number of people to accomplish what you did over a number of years,” the judge said.

Evans was sentenced to eight years for pimping and eight years for money laundering. The judge ruled that the sentences will run concurrently, allowing Evans to serve them at the same time.

He was immediately taken into custody and is currently being held at the El Paso County Jail.

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