On the day of the abduction, she was seen leaving the arena with men. The girl's father immediately notified the stadium and security after the girl failed to return to her seat. The teenager's father raised the alarm after she left to use the restroom and didn't return to her seat at a Dallas Maverick game in the American Airline Center on April 8 They were identified as Saniya Alexander, Melissa Wheeler, Chevaun Gibson, Kenneth Nelson, Sarah Hayes, Karen Gonzales, Thalia Gibson, and Steven Hill.Ī 15-year-old Texas girl was rescued by police after she was kidnapped at a basketball game and trafficked by pedophiles. 'My heart breaks for the unimaginable things my daughter had to endure for the 11 days she was taken, and I am so glad she is safe as we work towards her recovery,' the girl's mother said in a statement.Įight people have been arrested in connection to the crime, Fox News reported. The victim was only tracked down by Oklahoma City Police at an Extended Stay America Hotel after a counter-trafficking nonprofit found her nude pictures on a prostitution website. It is unclear if cops made any effort to track down surveillance footage of the girl's abduction, further details of which have yet to be shared. Those treat missing teenagers as runaways unless there is evidence of kidnapping.
The girl's family said they pleaded with Dallas police to investigate but the department failed to do so due to Texas Family Code Laws. The unidentified teenager's father raised the alarm shortly after she left to use the restroom and didn't return to her seat at a Dallas Maverick game in the American Airline Center on April 8.
A 15-year-old Texas girl was rescued by police 10 days after she was kidnapped at a basketball game while using the bathroom, then trafficked by pedophiles.