The Texas teen went to the restroom alone at a Mavericks game and never returned to her seat. Police believe she left voluntarily and ended up 200 miles away. Police say a registered sex offender then prostituted the 15-year-old through online ads.
A teenager who disappeared while attending a Dallas Mavericks game earlier this month is safe with her family — but not before she was put through a terrifying ordeal 200 miles away.
"The juvenile was recovered by our investigators [Monday] afternoon," explained Oklahoma City Police Sgt. Dillon Quirk. Police said Nelson rented hotel rooms with someone else’s ID and made ads showing the 15-year-old in "various stages of undress." Bianca Davis is the CEO of New Friends New Life, a non-profit working to help sex trafficking victims in Dallas. She said teen trafficking is more common than most realize.
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