North Texas teen who went missing from Mavs game was advertised and sold for sex, authorities say

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American Airlines Center, Dallas Mavericks, Dallas PD and Oklahoma City hotel all listed by attorneys as parties that could've prevented trafficking.

DALLAS, Texas -- On April 8, a 15-year-old girl from North Richland Hills went to a Dallas Mavericks game with her dad at the American Airlines Center.Surveillance footage showed video of her leaving the arena with a man that night.

In the release sent out by Fortenberry's office late last week, American Airlines Center, the Dallas Mavericks, the Dallas Police Department and the Oklahoma City hotel where the teen was found were all listed as parties that could have prevented the situation. Fortenberry said the Houston-based human trafficking agency Texas Counter-Trafficking Initiative was able to use their face-recognition technology to help break open the case.

The department said the arena was searched, and shared this about protocol for these situations:"Texas Family Code dictates that missing juveniles are investigated as runaways unless there are circumstances which appear as involuntary such as a kidnapping or abduction. Those cases per code are to be filed where the juvenile resides."

Fortenberry is also targeting the hotel where the teen was found because, he said, there are multiple signs staff should have picked up on that indicated she was in danger.

 

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