46 men arrested in a prostitution sting in Texas!
A bunch of Texas commoners was arrested lately at a hotel in Southlake and Frisco as part of a secret investigation. Shockingly, the 46 local men included a youth pastor, a high school teacher, a football coach, and a hockey player. Additionally, there was a director of operations for a hospital network in Texas among the 46 men arrested.
Reportedly, they were all arrested at the Hilton Dallas in South Square as well as the Hyatt Regency in Frisco on January 12 and 13.
According to the Frisco police, more than 20 of the arrests were made in their city. They also revealed that the arrested men were taken to the Collin County jail after a session with the Fisco police officers.
Allegedly, the 46 men made arrangements online to encounter strangers for sexual activities in exchange for money. It was said that they also had underage sex trafficking, but fortunately, no evidence was gathered to prove the rumor.
Per Agent John Perez, it was the strip clubs, Fort Worth, or the Dallas streets that used to pop up while thinking about trafficking. But she further added that there were a lot of demands in the suburbs.
All the 46 men are now supposed to face charges related to solicitation of prostitution. Moreover, for the felony they have committed, each of them is punishable by roughly two years in prison.
The punishment doesn’t end there. They will also have to pay $10,000 in fines.
The authorities have not so far released the names of the 46 suspects, but the Lewisville Independent School District representative has identified Marcus High School teacher Tim Morrison from the photographs released.
It has been revealed that Morrison was voluntarily placed on administrative leave by the department following the arrest, but he himself resigned from the position later.
Lewisville ISD director, Amanda Brim confirmed the resignation of the Flower Mound offensive coordinator, Morrison.
He further added that the arrest had nothing to do with the district and therefore, it was unaware if their students were involved in the issue or not. He was hired as a tutor in April 2018, and he submitted his resignation letter on January 18, 2023.
Principal Will Skelton mentioned Morrison’s absence in an email sent to Marcus families. His email read, “I know what our students and the entire school are going through.”
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He further promised to focus on supporting the students who will be affected by the unexpected departure of Morrison.
He has also communicated directly with Morrison’s students and his football program team to ensure support from his side.
Apart from Morrison, Fort Worth pastor Lamarcus Srtikland was also taken into custody. According to Homeland Security investigators, the operation has coincided with the “Blue Campaign” of the Homeland Security Department.
Bill Waybourn, the Tarrant County Sheriff, said that innocent victims of the crime were treated as commodities to make money. He further added that their team will find the ones who are responsible for trafficking and the ones who solicit sex from the victims.
Meanwhile, Lester Hayes, the special agent in the investigation, said it is usually the commercial sex workers who are dragged into such roles due to the nature of their work or their helplessness.
Hayes told the reporter that they aim to disrupt this heinous activity and to provide assistance to the victims.
