Family of Abducted Woman Claims Inaction of Dallas Police & Mavs in Sex Trafficking Case

DALLAS - A 15-year-old girl from North Richland Hills is now house after being kidnapped by a man at an April 8 Dallas Mavericks recreation at American Airways Center. But the household nonetheless seeks solutions, and is charging the Mavs, the AAC and Dallas Police for not performing swiftly sufficient relating to the crime, which had the lady as a part of a sex-trafficking operation.

“She was gone missing a complete of 11 days,” attorney Zeke Fortenberry mentioned. “Our intent is that manner (the aforementioned organizations) are on discover that we’re pursuing claims in opposition to them for their negligence and different causes of motion.''

Fortenberry said the teenager’s father knowledgeable police on the game when he realized she was lacking. But, in accordance with the attorney, the father was instructed to report the allegations to his hometown North Richland Hills Police. 

Fortenberry claims NRH police said they weren’t able to help as a result of the incident occurred in Dallas.

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The attorney said it was the Houston-based human trafficking agency Texas Counter-Trafficking Initiative that labored to search out the lacking lady, who was being held in an Oklahoma Metropolis motel.

Dallas Police informed WFAA that they adopted protocol'' and that they aided North Richland Hills PD in the search.

The Mavs responded publicly on April 20, after the lady was discovered, the crew releasing the next assertion: “The American Airlines Center (and the Dallas Mavericks) are grateful that the teenager has been found.Each entities will proceed to cooperate with local and regional legislation enforcement on this case.''