Dozens of local men — including some community leaders — were arrested recently at hotels in Frisco and Southlake as part of a multi-agency prostitution sting. DALLAS - Dozens of local men — including some community leaders — were arrested recently at hotels in Frisco and Southlake as part of a multi-agency prostitution sting.
According to federal officials in the Dallas branch of Homeland Security Investigations, the 46 men included a volunteer firefighter, youth pastor, high school teacher and coach, semi-professional hockey player, and the director of operations for a large hospital network in North Texas. One non-profit working to help sex trafficking victims said the DFW Metroplex is a hot spot for it because of its size and highway system to other parts of the country.
FOX 4 learned more about 46 people who were arrested at upscale hotels in Frisco and Southlake as part of a multi-agency prostitution sting earlier this month. Frisco police said during the operation and following the investigation, they found no evidence of local underage sex trafficking, contrary to rumors. The district said Morrison was placed on administrative leave after his arrest and later resigned.
The team told FOX 4, "We are aware of the situation. Baylor said Hemmingway is no longer an employee. Manning added. Nobody wants to be trafficked. Nobody wants to be sold. The dozens of men charged responded to online advertisements for prostitution, according to the Department of Homeland Security. But instead of communicating with women being trafficked, they were unknowingly communicating with law enforcement. Homeland Security did not detail what the posts read. Meet-ups were arranged at hotels with the coordination and cooperation of hotel management and staff.
Manning said. Frisco police also released the mugshots and charges of the 23 men they arrested. Often, commercial sex workers are the victims of sex trafficking because they are either underage or were forced into the role.
