13-Year-Old Accused of Running Prostitution Ring Save Email Print
Posted: 11:51 AM Mar 25, 2008
Last Updated: 11:51 AM Mar 25, 2008
Reporter: Rebecca Lopez

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She's just 13-years-old, a middle-schooler.

But on Mar. 25, she's accused of a serious crime.

Police arrested the girl at a local nightclub where she was allegedly bringing other young girls to dance and prostitute.

It was in Club Metropolis that police say the 13-year-old girl lured other girls, enticing the teens with the promise of money, and even forcing some of them to dance and sell their bodies for sex.

Teen prostitution is a big problem.

"It's a really horrendous affair," explained Lt. Chess Williams, with the Dallas Police Dept.

Dallas police say there are hundreds of teenage prostitutes on the streets because there is a big demand.

Recently, they found a 12-year-old girl dancing naked at a nightclub.

"I can't believe that a 13, 14, 15-year-old child knowingly injects herself into a world of prostitution," said Lt. Williams.

But it happened, and the 13-year-old in this case may have talked another school friend into prostitution.

Police won't say what school, but they're not surprised.

"One of the remarkable things we learned through all of this is there is a tremendous amount of money in all this, so a huge demand for young girls in prostitution world," stated Lt. Williams.

Police say the young girls aren't acting alone.

They say some of the same people who are pimping out the adult prostitutes are the ones exploiting young girls.

This 13-year-old and others like her may be runaways, whose childhoods were stolen for profit.

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Posted by: nf Location: bowling geen ky on Mar 28, 2008 at 05:52 AM
i think young teens girls should not be able to sell there bodys for money why can't they ask there parents for money.

Posted by: Tracie Location: Bowling Green on Mar 26, 2008 at 01:32 PM
This is just terrible to think that a 13 year old is exposed to something like this. Where are her parents in all this??

Posted by: Anonymous on Mar 25, 2008 at 04:36 PM
This is truly sad. I can't believe that 12, 13, 14 year-old girls are doing this. This is astounding. What would make women, especially young kids do this?

Posted by: A teacher Location: Warren Co on Mar 25, 2008 at 02:30 PM
In our world today children are bombarded with sex and expensive lifestyles. Their motivation in this instance uses no previous experience or point of reference to make judgements. I feel(as others) that parents should be more aware of the danger the outside world holds for their children. While it is true that many in this type of thing are runaways, there are many whose parents unwittingly place too much trust in children this age and expect them to make the right decisions. This is seen in the schools on a day to day basis and dealing with the behaviors from lax parents consumes an amazing amount of time. What a sad comment this situation is on our society.

Posted by: A mother on Mar 25, 2008 at 12:00 PM
I hope this gets replayed at the 5 and 6 PM news. ALL parents need to know this is a real threat to their children no matter where they live.

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