Southlake, Texas, United States
Couple brought a Guinean girl to their Texas home at age of a minor child and forced her to labor unpaid in their household for over 16 years until neighbors helped her escape. Accused: Mohamed Toure and Denise Cros-Toure.
Location
United States · Southlake, Texas · 2024 (location generalized to protect survivors)
Response & intervention
U.S. State Department Diplomatic Security Service, Houston Field Office. Both defendants sentenced to seven years in prison; $288,620 in restitution ordered. Victim supported by neighbors and Civil Rights Division Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit.