Teenage Males Pimping 12 Year Olds

[lizaa]

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) -- Several teenage gang members have been arrested on suspicion of forcing girls as young as 12 into a prostitution ring, police said Tuesday.


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Gang members allegedly targeted runaways and other girls with unstable homes for the prostitution ring.

After befriending the girls and getting them high, Varrio Central gang members took them to some regular customers and then sought other men by trolling apartment complexes, offering the girls' services for $50, Fort Worth police Lt. Ken Dean said.

The gang apparently targeted runaways and other girls with unstable homes, and if the girls refused to have sex for money the members beat and sexually assaulted them and threatened their families, Dean said.

"The age of the victims and suspects is the surprising part of it," Dean said. "To have such young individuals in a somewhat organized business, a forced prostitution ring, is somewhat alarming and such a horrendous crime against the 12- to 16-year-old girls."

Fort Worth detectives found five victims, ages 12 to 16, but believe there may be more. Those girls are back with relatives or in other safe places, he said, declining to elaborate.

A 15-year-old girl who may be a gang member helped the suspects by going to the victims' houses to pick them up under the pretense of going shopping or to a movie, which fooled the parents, said Lt. Dan Draper. Watch mom react to teen prostitution arrests »

Four alleged gang members were arrested January 3 after they took a 14-year-old to a convenience store to have sex with the owner, a regular customer of the prostitution ring, police said.

Diego Rodriguez, 19, and Martin Reyes, 17, were charged with counts including engaging in organized criminal activity, aggravated kidnapping and trafficking of a person. Rodriguez, held on $170,000 bond, did not have an attorney, and a lawyer for Reyes, held on $150,000 bond, could not be reached for comment Tuesday.

The cases of two boys, ages 15 and 16, and the 15-year-old girl accused of helping the gang are being handled in the juvenile system. Police expect more arrests as the investigation continues, Dean said.

The convenience store owner, Chang Hyeong Lee, 56, was charged with aggravated kidnapping, engaging in organized criminal activity and prostitution. He remained jailed Tuesday with bail set at $300,000. His attorney could not immediately be reached.

Police discovered the prostitution ring after a woman was arrested in August in a neighborhood allegedly offering men sex with a 14-year-old girl for $50. Police have declined to reveal the relationship between Debra Flores Castillo, 33, who was charged with compelling prostitution, and the teen gang members.


She was released on a $20,000 bond. Her attorney, Mark Scott, declined to comment.

[Sumyr]

As horrific as this is, this isn't new in our society. Men have been pimping young girls since forever. I would offer solutions but honestly I don't have any. How do you stop this cycle when a lot of the girls (not all) are willing participants and there will always be those that prey on them and seek to appear so "helpful" to these girls when they are in their most "helpless" state? For whatever reason they (the girls) seem to think that whatever was happening at home was far worse than this lifestyle they have chosen on the streets. Most just wanted freedom to do whatever and think their parents are/were being unreasonable in there demands; so they leave home and hit the streets thinking that this new found "freedom" is better.

I don't know what their reasoning is to think that a lifestyle of prostitution is far better than going back home and dealing with whatever problems that were there. Scratching my head on this one guys???

[goodcookinmama]

dirty dogs why do men or lowdown dirty dogs want lay down with kids is beyond me damm shame

[Diamond]

Wow how stupid and what a shame

[afrocentric]

anybody ever watched AMERICAN PIMPS?

[Mr Gumbo]

Yeah ain't nothing new about this except for the fact that it's teenage males instead of grown males. Some of these girls/women get their minds taken over where they want to hook for they pimps.

[soulfulempress]

Originally Posted by Sumyr

As horrific as this is, this isn't new in our society. Men have been pimping young girls since forever. I would offer solutions but honestly I don't have any. How do you stop this cycle when a lot of the girls (not all) are willing participants and there will always be those that prey on them and seek to appear so "helpful" to these girls when they are in their most "helpless" state? For whatever reason they (the girls) seem to think that whatever was happening at home was far worse than this lifestyle they have chosen on the streets. Most just wanted freedom to do whatever and think their parents are/were being unreasonable in there demands; so they leave home and hit the streets thinking that this new found "freedom" is better.

I don't know what their reasoning is to think that a lifestyle of prostitution is far better than going back home and dealing with whatever problems that were there. Scratching my head on this one guys???

Well a large majority of young girls that run away from home and end up in this lifestyle suffered sexual molestation at the hands of someone in their home so in some cases the girls were already subjected to physical and sexual assault, its just when they are on the streets they get payed for it. So most of the time some girls figure if somene is gonna take it i should at least charge for it (sad but true, even though it really is priceless)....these girls arent just little brats that dont want to follow household rules, most of the time their parents gave up on them long before they turned to the streets

[Mr Gumbo]

I just saw that this was in Fort Worth, Texas. Yall when I tell yall about Ft Worth you wouldn't believe it. It's like a mini South Central/Compton out there with the gang activity. It's crazy out there.

[lizaa]

The Issue here is THE YOUNG PEOPLE IN THIS REPORT-both male and female are LOST [trying to find their way out] of their way of life.

anybody hear Chaka Khan's latest single "ANGEL" ?

Lost lil girls- some don't have parents to turn to for guidance- all they have is the streets..

It's sad but true there are still young people trying to survive the best way they 'think' they know how..

Chaka Khan has started a foundation and she's working with a school out there - I believe it's in Chicago where she is helping the young people 'in the hood'

*On the other tip these 'grown men' who are using these lil girls should be thrown in jail and the key should be thrown away.*

[Sumyr]

Originally Posted by soulfulempress

Well a large majority of young girls that run away from home and end up in this lifestyle suffered sexual molestation at the hands of someone in their home so in some cases the girls were already subjected to physical and sexual assault, its just when they are on the streets they get payed for it. So most of the time some girls figure if somene is gonna take it i should at least charge for it (sad but true, even though it really is priceless)....these girls arent just little brats that dont want to follow household rules, most of the time their parents gave up on them long before they turned to the streets

This is true - many do leave home because of sexual abuse at the hands of a parent, guardian, family, etc. Sad that they think a life of prostitution is the way to go after enduring such hardships at home.