Household of Kidnapped Lady 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 abducted by a person at an April 8 Dallas Mavericks game at American Airlines Heart. But the family nonetheless seeks answers, and is charging the Mavs, the AAC and Dallas Police for not acting swiftly enough concerning the crime, which had the girl as part of a sex-trafficking operation.

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

Fortenberry stated the teenager’s father informed police on the game when he realized she was lacking. But, in response to the attorney, the father was instructed to report the allegations to his hometown North Richland Hills Police. 

Fortenberry claims NRH police stated they weren’t able to assist because the incident occurred in Dallas.

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The attorney stated it was the Houston-based human trafficking company Texas Counter-Trafficking Initiative that labored to search out the lacking woman, who was being held in an Oklahoma City motel.

Dallas Police informed 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 group releasing the following assertion: “The American Airways Middle (and the Dallas Mavericks) are grateful that the teenager has been found.Each entities will continue to cooperate with local and regional legislation enforcement on this case.''