Household of Kidnapped Lady Claims Inaction of Dallas Police & Mavs in Sex Trafficking Case

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

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

Fortenberry said the teenager’s father knowledgeable police on the recreation when he realized she was lacking. But, according to the lawyer, the father was instructed to report the allegations to his hometown North Richland Hills Police. 

Fortenberry claims NRH police mentioned they weren’t in a position to help as a result of 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 worked to seek out the lacking lady, who was being held in an Oklahoma City 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 woman was discovered, the group releasing the following statement: “The American Airways Heart (and the Dallas Mavericks) are grateful that the teenager has been found.Each entities will proceed to cooperate with local and regional law enforcement on this case.''