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

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

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

Fortenberry said the teenager’s father knowledgeable police on the game when he realized she was lacking. But, in keeping with the lawyer, the daddy was advised to report the allegations to his hometown North Richland Hills Police. 

Fortenberry claims NRH police mentioned they weren’t able to help because 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 labored to seek out the lacking lady, who was being held in an Oklahoma Metropolis 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 discovered, the crew releasing the following statement: “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 law enforcement on this case.''