Crime Time

Your Blotter: Sex trafficking in FW; shooings in Arlington, Haltom City

There has been a lot of crime these past few days. No news there, right? But if you believe the saying "same day, different (names)" see the headlines on the Crime and Safety Page of Star-Telegram.com.

Tarrant County couple face federal charge of sex-trafficking of a child

Man shot at Haltom City residence, police say

Gunman sought after man shot in stomach in Arlington

Compiled from the works of Domingo Ramirez Jr.

-- Bill Miller

 

 

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Iraq vet accused of trafficking teenage girl

A former soldier who served in Iraq and Afghanistan was charged Thursday with human trafficking and sexual assault of a child after police say he gave alcohol and drugs to a 14-year-old girl he'd picked up from a mall.

Police also believe he later made her strip and have sex for money.

Nathan Tatarko, 30, of Fort Worth (above right), faces charges of trafficking a person under age 18, a first-degree felony, and sexual assault of a child, a second-degree felony.

A friend of Tatarko's, 26-year-old Elliott T. Reed of Benbrook (left), was charged Wednesday with sexual assault of a child for having sex with the underage girl.

Read more here to see what police are saying about this case.

-- Deanna Boyd

 

Prison time: Mom sold 12-year-old daughter for sadomasochistic sex

A woman in Missouri has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for selling her 12-year-old daughter for sadomasochistic sex, the Associated Press reported.

The woman and her boyfriend pleaded guilty in November to the charges sex trafficking of a minor.

Prosecutors said the boyfriend started training the girl 10 years ago to have sadomasochistic sex with him and others when she was 12 years old. He then set up a website where the girl was offered up to perform sex acts for cash and gifts, the AP reported.

The mom's boyfriend is awaiting sentencing.

The mother must pay $200,000 in restitution to cover the cost of her daughter's counseling, the AP reported.

-- Lance Murray