CSECArchive 2008–2016

CSEC in Houston, Texas (2009)

A CSEC case from 2009 in Houston, Texas, United States.

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Documented on the original SlaveryMap (2008–2016). We don’t have a verifiable source on file yet. Know one?

What happened

4 men and 1 women were charged with trafficking of women and children for commercialized sex. They were headquartered out of Huston but would fly the girls to other states to work. They operated out of several modeling studios and message parlors. They used physical beatings,threats at gunpoint, threats to harm family members, and promises of love and affection to control victims.

Response and intervention

This is the largest bust by the Innocence Lost initiative which both the FBI and HPD are part of. All but one of the traffickers were arrested. One is thought to be on the run in OK. Unknown at this time.

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CSEC2008

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The operation involved local law enforcement in 29 cities across the country working with the FBI, the U.S. Department of Justice and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Houston police Officers Emma Rodriguez and Catherine Clogher, of Juvenile Division's sex crimes unit, helped arrest the two local men accused of being pimps to three teenage girls.

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CSEC2008

Houston, United States, 2008

United States US

The FBI and local law enforcement agents orchestrated a nationwide sting. Undercover cops posed as Jons and arrested prostitutes soliciting sex at bars/nightclubs, casinos, truck stops, and Internet sites such as Craig’s list. The sting operations were used to determine whether or not the girls were less than 18 years of age. If so, they were taken into custody and treated as a trafficking victim

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CSEC2006

Houston, Texas, United States, 2006

United States US

"Barry Lernard Davis, aka Sir Lewis, has been...[charged]with sex trafficking of a minor, transportation of a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity, and coercion and enticement of yet another female to travel in interstate commerce to engage in prostitution, United States Attorney Tim Johnson and Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott announced"

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