Crime & Safety
Man Arrested for Sex Trafficking in North Austin
The victim told police he posted her on a classified ad site.
The Texas Department of Public Safety arrested a man at a North Austin hotel for child sex trafficking.
James Javon Banks, 26, was arrested at Orangewood Suites Hotel just east of Interstate 35 after he was allegedly found with a juvenile girl who police said was being forced into prostitution, KVUE reported.
The victim said she had been posted on Backpage.com, a classifed ad website, and that she was forced to have sex with seven different men for $300 each and kept the money.
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