Sheriff’s office says teen girl being sex trafficked at Fort Worth motel has been rescued
A 16-year-old runaway has been found and rescued from a sex trafficker operating out of Fort Worth, according to a news release from the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office.
Brandon Williams, 40, has been arrested and faces a charge of trafficking a child, according to Tarrant County Jail records. He is being held on $100,000 bond.
The sheriff’s office said investigators with the Tarrant County Human Trafficking Task Force were notified about online sex ads related to the 16-year-old recent runaway and learned while investigating the ads that they were coming from a motel in west Fort Worth.
Members of the task force, posing as decoys, reached out through the advertisements to gain access to the teen and went to the motel, according to the release. After seeing a man leave the motel room, undercover deputies entered and found the teen, recognizing her as the subject of the commercial sex advertisements.
The sheriff’s office said the teen was rescued and Williams was arrested. Mansfield police assisted with the investigation.
This story was originally published June 22, 2022 at 5:37 PM.