Feds: Houston sex trafficking ring prostituted undocumented girls

[alp227]

Last edited Fri Oct 11, 2013, 05:15 PM - Edit history (2)

Source: Houston Chronicle

Federal agents arrested 13 suspects in connection with an alleged sex trafficking ring in Houston that prostituted underage, undocumented girls from Mexico for up to $500 an hour, according to an indictment unsealed Friday morning.

Federal prosecutors allege the ring operated out of several Houston bars and brothels and the suspects charged "premium prices" for sex with underage girls. The girls were locked up and beaten and charged for condoms, the indictment alleges.

The FBI, state and local law enforcement agencies raided clubs in the southeast Houston area Thursday night, including one in the 5600 block of Telephone Road.

Neighbors said they saw 20 or more young girls being led out of the Nuevo Amanecer nightclub after the raid.

Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/FBI-raids-nightclubs-in-southeast-Houston-4886010.php

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So it turns out this story is NOT connected to last week's stories Feds raid Houston homes over purchase of chemical used in gas creation and FBI raid of dangerous chemical includes Michigan homes

[cloudbase]

1. Given that area of the city,

I'm more inclined to believe that it's something to do with human trafficking, but there should be more info by tomorrow morning.

[Gman]

2. Or drugs or anything along Telephone Rd

Used to be some good bars along there, albeit never upscale. Good beer joints. If I were to walk in one now, I'd be sure to back out.

This seems like a reasonable description of Telephone Rd for people not familiar with Houston. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telephone_Road

[momrois]

3. Telephone Road

[Gman]

5. These were my first thoughts!

[freshwest]

4. I remember that area well, the part closer to downtown. My dad used to take me to the Tel-Wink Grill

on Sundays and we'd chat. There were a few nice places there in the fifties. It did have good and bad spots and I think there was a place to get kolaches at a barkery farther out.

It was never an attractive stretch of road. Have no idea how bad it got and I never went into bars. I'm thinking this was about drugs, probably.

The chemical thing - and Michigan mentioned in this thread - I have no idea what that is about.

Thanks for the link, Never imagined it was recorded in Wikipedia. I am amazed at that website, anyway.

[alp227]

6. You are correct. the story has been revised. nt

[ForgoTheConsequence]

7. Similar thing happened in Omaha.

FBI Joins Search Of Omaha Nightclub

http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/FBI-Joins-Search-Of-Omaha-Nightclub-227203291.html#disqus_thread

They didn't find anything, but I wonder if its a larger nationwide sting.

[alp227]

9. Could be related to "Operation Innocence Lost"

http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/investigate/vc_majorthefts/cac/innocencelost

And the story has been revised for the 3rd time since I first saw it.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

8. Hey guys!!

My parents met in a bar on Telephone Road back in 1945 or 1946!!

I just hope it was a CLASSY DIVE!!