Irving, TX
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Reverse stings | ✓ |
Shaming | ✓ |
Auto seizure | ✓ |
Community service | ✓ |
Public education | ✓ |
Neighborhood action | ✓ |
SOAP orders | ✓ |
John school | ✓ |
Letters | ✓ |
Cameras | ✓ |
Web stings | ✓ |
License suspension | ✓ |
Irving is a city of about 245,300 residents, situated northwest of Dallas in Dallas County, Texas. Cases of sex trafficking and targeted homicides of women selling sex have occurred in the community, and prostitution has been identified by residents and police as a local problem.
Though reports of targeting demand appear limited, local law enforcement has on at least one occasion launched an investigation to identify “customers” of recovered minor trafficking victims. In November 2015, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement released a press release announcing that a 33-year-old Irving resident had been found guilty of one count of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of children. The man had reportedly “purchased” commercial sex acts from a 12-year-old female who was being sex trafficked– with four other minor girls– by a 19-year-old pimp.
The details of the investigation leading to the “john’s” arrest were not disclosed, though ICE reported that the trafficker, who was also found guilty of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of children, had “made several phone calls seeking potential commercial sex customers for the minor females,” during which he reached the “john” who “agreed to come to [a] location to engage in a commercial sex act.” The offender reportedly selected the victim after the trafficker “told the four minor females to line up so the men could select who they wanted to have sex with.” The man reportedly selected the youngest, an unnamed 12-year-old girl, and “negotiated the price for sex with a girl down to $50. Shortly thereafter, he engaged in commercial sex acts with [the victim], paid [the trafficker] and his minor male friend about $50, and hastily left.” Following his arrest and trial, the john’s identity was released to the public, and heavily publicized in press.
Key Partners
- Irving Police Department
- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations
- North Texas Trafficking Task Force
Key Sources
- Arrests and Shaming of Individuals who Purchased Sex from Minors:
- “Irving Man to Face Federal Prison Time for Paying for Sex with 12-Year-Old Girl,” Dallas Morning News, November 4 2015.
- “North Texas ‘Pimp’ and ‘John’ Both Convicted in Child Sex Trafficking Conspiracy Involving 12-Year-Old Female Victim,” Press Release, Office of Public Affairs, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, November 4 2015.
- Sex Trafficking and Child Sexual Exploitation in the Area:
- “Woman Testifies Defendant Wielded Syringe during Sex Assault; Lawyer Says She Was a Prostitute Who Didn’t Get Paid,” Dallas Morning News, April 29 1999.
- “Irving Woman Convicted of Prostituting 14-Year-Old Daughter,” Laredo Morning Times, August 25 2005.
- “Mother Convicted of Prostituting Girl, 14; Irving: Prosecutor Calls Case One of the Most Horrific He Has Seen,” Dallas Morning News, August 25 2005.
- “Garland Man Charged with Prostituting, Sexually Assaulting Teen Girl,” Fort Worth Star-Telegram, January 7 2011.
- “Man Accused of Forcing Girl into Prostitution,” Dallas Morning News, January 8 2011.
- “Runaway Forced into Prostitution, Police Say,” Fort Worth Star-Telegram, January 8 2011.
- “3 Irving Girls Rescued from Suspected Predator in California,” Fort Worth Star-Telegram, August 16 2011.
- “Authorities Say Trip to the Beach Was Lure into Prostitution for North Texas Girls,” Dallas Morning News, August 16 2011.
- “DFW Teens Safe after Being Taken to Calif. by Pimp,” Houston Chronicle, August 16 2011.
- “Three North Texas Minors Freed from Sex Slavery in California,” Fort Worth Examiner, August 16 2011.
- “Man Gets 10-Year Sentence for Crime against Teen,” Dallas Morning News, February 2 2012.
- “Man, 32, Gets 10-Year Sentence for Taking 13-Year-Old Girl across State Lines for Sex,” Dallas Morning News, February 2 2012.
- “Irving Student Arrested on Human Trafficking Charge,” ABC/WFAA-TV 8, May 14 2013.
- “Police Say 17-Year-Old Irving Man Drugged up 15-Year-Old Girl, Forced Her into Prostitution,” Dallas Morning News, May 14 2013.
- “Police: Teen Forced Classmate into Prostitution,” Dallas Morning News, May 15 2013.
- “Five Juveniles Recovered in Joint Operation to Combat Human Trafficking in the Metroplex,” Press Release, FBI Dallas Public Affairs Specialist Katherine Chaumont, April 8 2014.
- “Dallas Gang Member Sentenced to 252 Months in Federal Prison on Child Sex Trafficking Conviction,” States News Service, October 21 2015.
- “Irving Man to Face Federal Prison Time for Paying for Sex with 12-Year-Old Girl,” Dallas Morning News, November 4 2015.
- “North Texas ‘Pimp’ and ‘John’ Both Convicted in Child Sex Trafficking Conspiracy Involving 12-Year-Old Female Victim,” Press Release, Office of Public Affairs, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, November 4 2015.
- “Texas Teenagers Faces Sentencing for Forcing 4 Underage Girls into Prostitution,” CBS/KGBT-TV 4, March 12 2016.
- Background on Prostitution in the Area:
- “North Irving Health Spa Is Closed, Co-Owner Indicted in Prostitution Case,” Fort Worth Star-Telegram, July 9 1993.
- “Professor, Prostitution Link Alleged; He Denies Trying to Lure UTA Student into Ring,” Dallas Morning News, February 8 1994.
- “Professor Indicted in Sex Allegation; UTA Educator, Woman Are Accused of Conspiracy Involving Student,” Fort Worth Star-Telegram, February 26 1994.
- Documented Violence against Individuals Engaged in Prostitution in the Area:
- “Police Suspect Serial Killer Lurking in Dallas Area,” Houston Chronicle, January 12 1996.
- “Single Suspect Linked to Prostitute Killings,” San Antonio Express-News, January 12 1996.
- “Police Look at Irving Man as Suspect in Other Killings,” Dallas Morning News, October 13 1998.
- “Irving Drops Murder Charge; Man Investigated in 3 Dallas Deaths,” Fort Worth Star-Telegram, October 15 1998.
- “Slaying Suspect No Longer Linked to 3 Killings; Evidence Clears Him in Dallas Cases; Lawyers Deny a Tie to Other Deaths,” Dallas Morning News, November 20 1998.
- “Woman Testifies Defendant Wielded Syringe during Sex Assault; Lawyer Says She Was a Prostitute Who Didn’t Get Paid,” Dallas Morning News, April 29 1999.
State | Texas |
Type | City |
Population | 245344 |
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