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TYLER, Texas (KETK) - Two radical were arrested successful Tyler aft an probe into quality trafficking.
Working with the Texas Attorney General's Office Human Trafficking Unit and the North Texas Human Trafficking Task Force, Tyler constabulary arrested 24-year-old James Emmitt Dews III and 23-year-old Hannah Nicole Moore for trafficking a child.
Mugshot of Hannah Moore, courtesy of Smith County Jail Records
Mugshot of James Dews, courtesy of Smith County Jail RecordsDews and Moore were booked into the Smith County Jail connected Thursday and each fixed a $750,000 bond.
According to probable origin affidavits for some Moore and Dews, they arranged for a insignificant to person enactment with assorted radical successful speech for money, and they benefitted financially from the arrangement.
The probe started erstwhile a teenager's parent reported uncovering "concerning things" successful her child's compartment phone, including messages betwixt the teen and 2 contacts identified arsenic "JD" and "Hannah."
According to the affidavit, "JD" said helium would prime her up and amusement her "the hustle game" earlier asking for inappropriate pictures. The detective besides recovered wherever "Hannah" was advising the insignificant connected however to interact with respective antithetic individuals and gave her a database of prices to charge.
"It was evident Hannah was coordinating conscionable ups with respective individuals" for the minor, the affidavit stated.
In a forensic interview, the teen identified JD arsenic the "pimp." In a aboriginal interrogation with police, the teen said that Hannah "handled each the ads" connected a website "known for prostitutions and escorts to person intersexual intercourse successful speech for money." She would besides allegedly "send up the johns" for the insignificant to execute intersexual acts for money.
For the Silent and the Children’s Advocacy Center of Smith County besides provided resources and assistance during this investigation, constabulary said.
