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

DALLAS - A 15-year-old lady from North Richland Hills is now home after being kidnapped by a person at an April 8 Dallas Mavericks sport at American Airlines Heart. But the family still seeks answers, and is charging the Mavs, the AAC and Dallas Police for not performing swiftly sufficient concerning the crime, which had the lady as part of a sex-trafficking operation.

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

Fortenberry said the teenager’s father knowledgeable police at the sport when he realized she was missing. However, in line with the legal professional, the daddy was told 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 lawyer stated it was the Houston-based human trafficking agency Texas Counter-Trafficking Initiative that worked to find the lacking woman, who was being held in an Oklahoma City motel.

Dallas Police advised 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 found, the workforce releasing the following statement: “The American Airways Heart (and the Dallas Mavericks) are grateful that the teenager has been found.Each entities will continue to cooperate with native and regional law enforcement on this case.''