The Denton County Sheriff’s Department recently executed a prostitution sting targeting buyers of sex, netting some 14 would-be johns, two of which were charged with soliciting prostitution from an individual under the age of 18.
Deputies with the sheriff’s department, as well as officers from the Highland Village Police Department, carried out the “Prostitution Demand Suppression Operation.”
“During the Operation, 14 persons were arrested on the charge of Solicitation of Prostitution, which is a State Jail Felony. Two persons were arrested on the charge of Solicitation of Prostitution under 18, which is a 2nd Degree Felony. Two persons were also arrested on the additional charge of Unlawful Carrying Weapon. Three persons were also arrested on the charge of Evading Arrest Detention,” the sheriff’s department announced in a press release.
“Leads on other persons engaging in Prostitution were also developed and being followed up on by Denton County Sheriff’s Office Human Trafficking Unit,” the department added.
The press release listed the 14 suspects:
- Nikhil Bandi (Denton)
- Jason Bruch Bradley (Keller)
- Christopher Cuneo Mowinski (Frisco)
- Anthony Charles Elliott (Bowie)
- Luis Enrique Funez-Hernandez (Corinth)
- Monish Galla (Denton)
- Aaron Russell Kelso (Denton)
- Amit Kumar (Little Elm)
- Nikhil Kummari (Denton)
- Jaikiran Reddy Mekala (Denton)
- Fernando Moreno-Castro (Valley View)
- Barry Don Neely (Justin)
- Karthik Rayapati (Denton)
- Juan Rubio-Vargas (Bridgeport)
- Nabin Shrestha (Denton)
- Robert Andrew Urban (Denton)
- Jeffery Antonio Ware (Haslet)
- Paris Lamont Williams (Denton)
Dallas has also been struggling with the illegal sex trade, with a significant shortage of police resources leaving some communities, particularly in northwestern Dallas, vulnerable to being taken over by prostitutes, pimps, and johns, as previously reported by The Dallas Express.
With only around 3,000 officers currently on the street, Dallas is short the 4,000 a prior City analysis determined was needed to adequately police the jurisdiction.
Relatedly, the Dallas City Council approved a budget of only $654 million for DPD, which is far less taxpayer money directed to public safety than in other high-crime jurisdictions.