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Two Arrested In Dallas For Allegedly Sex Trafficking Teens

LaDarius Alton Smith, 33, and Ulises Rene Garcia, 22, were both indicted on Tuesday on two counts each of sex trafficking a child.

(James Potter/Patch)

May 29, 2022

Authorities announced on Friday, May 27 that two men have been federally charged with allegedly sex trafficking teenage girls in Dallas.

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LaDarius Alton Smith, 33, and Ulises Rene Garcia, 22, were both indicted on Tuesday on two counts each of sex trafficking a child. Both men have been ordered detained pending trial.

Court documents said that the investigation began after the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services contacted the North Texas Trafficking Task Force to report that a 16-year-old runaway -- identified as JD 1 -- had been spotted on a known commercial sex website.

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