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 home after being kidnapped by a person at an April 8 Dallas Mavericks sport at American Airways Center. However the family still seeks solutions, and is charging the Mavs, the AAC and Dallas Police for not acting swiftly enough relating to the crime, which had the woman as part of a sex-trafficking operation.

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

Fortenberry mentioned the teenager’s father informed police on the sport when he realized she was lacking. But, in line 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 able to assist because the incident occurred in Dallas.

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The lawyer stated it was the Houston-based human trafficking company Texas Counter-Trafficking Initiative that worked to seek out the lacking girl, who was being held in an Oklahoma City motel.

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

The Mavs responded publicly on April 20, after the woman was discovered, the team releasing the next statement: “The American Airlines Center (and the Dallas Mavericks) are grateful that the teenager has been found.Both entities will proceed to cooperate with native and regional legislation enforcement on this case.''