Damian Centorian Borens has been sentenced to 18 years in prison after a Smith County jury convicted him of engaging in organized criminal activity by promoting prostitution. Prosecutors said the conviction stemmed from a 2025 undercover human trafficking investigation conducted by law enforcement in Tyler. According to a press release from the Smith County District Attorney's Office, Borens admitted to being a member of the Bloods gang and was put on trial for engaging in organized criminal activity by promoting prostitution last week. Get our free mobile appJury Convicts Damian BorensAfter a multi-day trial a Smith County jury found Borens guilty of engaging in organized criminal activity by promoting prostitution and sentenced him to 18 years in state prison. Prosecutors said Borens was one of three people who were identified as assisting in the online promotion and transportation of a person from Mineola to Tyler.