Household of Kidnapped 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 man at an April 8 Dallas Mavericks recreation at American Airlines Heart. But the household still seeks solutions, and is charging the Mavs, the AAC and Dallas Police for not performing swiftly enough regarding the crime, which had the lady as part of a sex-trafficking operation.

“She was gone lacking a total of 11 days,” legal professional Zeke Fortenberry mentioned. “Our intent is that approach (the aforementioned organizations) are on notice that we’re pursuing claims against them for their negligence and different causes of motion.''

Fortenberry said the teenager’s father knowledgeable police on the sport when he realized she was missing. However, in accordance with the lawyer, the father was advised 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 said 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 City motel.

Dallas Police told 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 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 continue to cooperate with local and regional regulation enforcement on this case.''