Household of Kidnapped Woman Claims Inaction of Dallas Police & Mavs in Sex Trafficking Case

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

“She was gone lacking a total of 11 days,” lawyer Zeke Fortenberry said. “Our intent is that manner (the aforementioned organizations) are on discover that we’re pursuing claims towards them for their negligence and different causes of motion.''

Fortenberry said the teenager’s father knowledgeable police at the game when he realized she was lacking. However, in line with the attorney, the daddy was advised to report the allegations to his hometown North Richland Hills Police. 

Fortenberry claims NRH police stated they weren’t in a position to help because the incident occurred in Dallas.

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The attorney mentioned it was the Houston-based human trafficking company Texas Counter-Trafficking Initiative that labored to search out the missing lady, who was being held in an Oklahoma City motel.

Dallas Police instructed 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 girl was found, the workforce releasing the next assertion: “The American Airlines Middle (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.''