Eight people were indicted Tuesday for alleged sex trafficking and money laundering operating out of the Paris Adult Bookstore in Dallas.
A release from the office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas said all defendants were charged with conspiracy to commit sex trafficking, and some of the defendants were also charged with: sex trafficking through force, fraud and coercion; sex trafficking of a minor; conspiracy to launder monetary instruments and/or felon in possession of a firearm.
Dallas Police Chief Daniel Comeaux said at a Tuesday press conference he was aware of the adult store since he became chief last year.
鈥淲e are going to make sure Paris bookstore does not come back,鈥� Comeaux said.
The defendants include: Aaron Tyrone Betford, Montre Lamont Mason, Eileen Mason, Trelynn love Mason, Larry Jones, Krishenda Doss, Reginald Rose and Antonio Dario Osorio-Avelar.
If convicted, several of the defendants face life in prison.
According to the release, the defendants used rooms rented out at Paris Adult Bookstore on Harry Hines Boulevard for sex workers and their customers. Additionally, the DOJ alleges that two of the defendants acted as pimps and the six employees of the store turned a blind eye to violence enacted against the sex workers.
The release also states that, in August 2024, truck driver Naasson Haazzard kidnapped and murdered a sex worker in the Paris Adult Bookstore parking lot. for the crime in June 2025.
鈥淲hile today鈥檚 indictment marks an important milestone, the judicial process will now take its course, and we remain committed to seeing this case through,鈥� Comeaux said.
Multiple law enforcement agencies raided the book store in February. Officials at the time gave little details about their investigation.
Sharmila Makeda told 四虎影院 the day it was raided she was working across the street when she saw armed officers enter the store around 10 a.m. A man was taken out in cuffs shortly after, she said.
"I've heard about Harry Hines, so I have my opinions about what it could be, but I've never seen anything like this at all in my whole life," Makeda said.
Local and federal law enforcement agencies launched a in February targeting violent crimes in several blocks in North West Dallas along Harry Hines.
That led to the demolition of one motel on Harry Hines in June that investigators said was a hotbed for crime.
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