Criminal activity at Texas facility for sex-trafficking victims addressed at hearing
Nine employees of The Refuge Ranch for DMST are accused of sex-trafficking at least seven underage sex-trafficking survivors.
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Nine employees of The Refuge Ranch for DMST are accused of sex-trafficking at least seven underage sex-trafficking survivors.
It was revealed that the foster care worker who allegedly sold nude pictures of girls is also accused of dating a child trafficker.
Texas Rangers said this week they found no evidence to back up the allegations, but state lawmakers urged improvements to the system.
According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, the investigation into The Refuge Ranch started with allegations of child sex trafficking and abuse, but those reports were not properly verified.
Nearly a week after nine employees at the Refuge facility in Bastrop were accused of sex trafficking at least seven of their foster girls, an investigation by the Texas Rangers found that there was no evidence to support the claim.