Murphy grew up in India where she first learned about sex trafficking while on a bus through a red-light district with her Bible college. When her family moved to the United States, she was stunned to learn the industry existed here. And, through the years, she became even more concerned after learning the amount of money it generates. Once a month, the two advocates board a bus that leaves from downtown Dallas.
It's a tour open to the public. The goal is to raise awareness about sex trafficking by visiting, what they say, are several locations where law enforcement told them they worked cases over the last several years. On the tour , Osborne and Murphy explain that the clients are dads, businessmen, and as recent North Texas prostitution stings have revealed, high school teachers, football coaches, even pastors.
The I-Team agreed not to name the businesses because Osborne and Murphy say the locations cooperated with authorities and the cases are not on-going. From the video, you can see the first stop is the east side of US 75, just north of downtown Dallas. Osborne says the officers were tipped off that a year-old girl was being sold at this hotel repeatedly.
She'd been identified for inside tracks to scholarships to some different state schools. Star on the volleyball teamβ¦". Looking out the window at the parking lot of the hotel, Osborn points to the second story of hotel rooms. That's the time the trafficker unknowingly arranged a date with an undercover officer according to Osborne. Often times, it's during the workday because these guys know their wives think they are at work so it's easy for them to do this.
Headed to the second stop, the bus drives further north on US We stop near Interstate This is another well-known hotel. This one is tucked inside several high rises where Osborne says law enforcement tracked a year-old girl after her grandmother called police for help. Osborne appears choked up briefly as he explains how the officer described what happened when the teenager opened the hotel door wearing only a robe. What did you call me? Sorry I get a littleβ¦" Osborne pauses to take a breath before he continues.
