Household of Abducted Girl Claims Inaction of Dallas Police & Mavs in Intercourse 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 recreation at American Airlines Center. But the family still seeks answers, and is charging the Mavs, the AAC and Dallas Police for not appearing swiftly sufficient regarding the crime, which had the woman as part of a sex-trafficking operation.

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

Fortenberry said the teenager’s father informed police at the recreation when he realized she was missing. But, in keeping with the legal professional, the daddy was told to report the allegations to his hometown North Richland Hills Police. 

Fortenberry claims NRH police stated they weren’t capable of help as a result of the incident occurred in Dallas.

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The lawyer said 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 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 lady was found, the team releasing the following statement: “The American Airways Middle (and the Dallas Mavericks) are grateful that the teenager has been discovered.Each entities will continue to cooperate with local and regional law enforcement on this case.''