Dennis Henry, former postmaster, admits role in Missouri sex slave case

A former postmaster has pleaded guilty in federal court to his role in the sex-trafficking conspiracy of a young, mentally deficient woman whom the feds say was coerced into being a sex slave for several years and was tortured in a trailer home in Lebanon, Missouri.

Dennis Henry, 51, pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiracy to commit sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion. Henry also pleaded guilty to transporting the woman across state lines for sexual activity.

In his guilty plea, Henry admitted having sex with the woman and participating in torture sessions. Henry told the feds that the woman was subjected to “the most extreme forms of torture he had ever seen.” The woman’s vagina was sewn shut as punishment. She was also locked in a cage. Henry never asked the woman if she needed or wanted help.