A federal judge blasted the Texas Rangers for its investigation into allegations of sex trafficking of foster children at a facility near Austin. The judge asked for a federal criminal investigation.
. Jack questioned the integrity of the Rangers’ investigation during a Wednesday hearing. She also questioned if Rangers understood the definition of sex trafficking.The place that was supposed to protect girls from sex trafficking is now under investigation. The Refuge in Bastrop County is now under investigation.
"There is no evidence that any of the residents at the Refuge shelter have ever been sexually abused or trafficked while at the shelter." McCraw wrote to Abbott on March 16. "The thing that was most disturbing about the Rangers’ announcement that there was no evidence of sex abuse is that there’s lots of evidence of that." said Paul Yetter, who has been representing children in a legal battle against Texas’ foster care system for more than a decade.
In a March 29 letter, McCraw appears to contradict his March 16 letter. He wrote "We have not identified additional evidence of sexual abuse, sexual exploitation, or human trafficking occurring at the refuge shelter beyond what was initially reported on January 24th."A federal judge blasted the Texas Rangers for its investigation into allegations of sex trafficking of foster children at the Refuge for DMST. The judge is now asking for a federal criminal investigation.
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