Household of Abducted Lady Claims Inaction of Dallas Police & Mavs in Sex Trafficking Case

DALLAS - A 15-year-old woman from North Richland Hills is now residence after being abducted by a man at an April 8 Dallas Mavericks game at American Airlines Center. But the family nonetheless seeks solutions, and is charging the Mavs, the AAC and Dallas Police for not acting swiftly enough relating to the crime, which had the girl as part of a sex-trafficking operation.

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

Fortenberry stated the teenager’s father informed police on the recreation when he realized she was missing. But, in accordance with the legal professional, the father was instructed to report the allegations to his hometown North Richland Hills Police. 

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

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The legal professional stated it was the Houston-based human trafficking agency Texas Counter-Trafficking Initiative that worked to search out the missing woman, who was being held in an Oklahoma Metropolis motel.

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

The Mavs responded publicly on April 20, after the girl was found, the workforce releasing the next assertion: “The American Airlines Heart (and the Dallas Mavericks) are grateful that the teenager has been found.Both entities will continue to cooperate with native and regional legislation enforcement on this case.''