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

DALLAS - A 15-year-old woman from North Richland Hills is now home after being abducted by a person at an April 8 Dallas Mavericks game at American Airways Middle. But the household still seeks answers, 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 mentioned. “Our intent is that means (the aforementioned organizations) are on notice that we’re pursuing claims against them for his or her negligence and different causes of action.''

Fortenberry said the teenager’s father knowledgeable police at the recreation when he realized she was missing. However, according to the lawyer, the daddy was informed to report the allegations to his hometown North Richland Hills Police. 

Fortenberry claims NRH police mentioned they weren’t capable of help because the incident occurred in Dallas.

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The attorney mentioned it was the Houston-based human trafficking agency Texas Counter-Trafficking Initiative that labored to seek out the missing girl, who was being held in an Oklahoma Metropolis motel.

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

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