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Sex Trafficking in Southlake, Texas (2024)

A sex trafficking case from 2024 in Southlake, Texas, United States. 1 source on file.

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What happened

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.

Response and 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.

Sources

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