DALLAS, Texas - Eight people have been indicted on federal charges accusing them of operating a years-long sex trafficking and money laundering conspiracy centered at the Paris Adult Bookstore on Harry Hines Boulevard, federal prosecutors announced.
U.S. Attorney Ryan Raybould said the indictment, returned July 22 in the Northern District of Texas, alleges the defendants exploited women and minors through force, fraud and coercion while profiting from commercial sex acts conducted inside the bookstore.
Six of the eight defendants were arrested July 24 and remain in federal custody. During the investigation, law enforcement officers seized 21 firearms.
Those charged in the indictment are:
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Aaron Tyrone Betford, 43: Conspiracy to commit sex trafficking, conspiracy to launder monetary instruments and felon in possession of a firearm.
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Montre Lamont Mason, 51: Conspiracy to commit sex trafficking, sex trafficking through force, fraud and coercion, sex trafficking of a minor, conspiracy to launder monetary instruments and felon in possession of a firearm.
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Eileen Mason, 52: Conspiracy to commit sex trafficking, sex trafficking through force, fraud or coercion and conspiracy to launder monetary instruments.
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Trelynn Love Mason, 24: Conspiracy to commit sex trafficking and conspiracy to launder monetary instruments.
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Larry Jones, 51: Conspiracy to commit sex trafficking, sex trafficking through force, fraud or coercion, sex trafficking of a minor and conspiracy to launder monetary instruments.
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Krishenda Doss, 37: Conspiracy to commit sex trafficking, sex trafficking through force, fraud or coercion and conspiracy to launder monetary instruments.
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Reginald Rose, 38: Conspiracy to commit sex trafficking and sex trafficking through force, fraud or coercion.
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Antonio Dario Osorio-Avelar, 23: Conspiracy to commit sex trafficking and sex trafficking of a minor.
According to the indictment, the defendants allegedly used the Paris Adult Bookstore, located on Harry Hines Boulevard in an area commonly known as "the blade" or "the track," to facilitate commercial sex acts while disguising the illegal activity behind the business's legitimate retail operations.
Federal prosecutors allege the bookstore operated as a sexually oriented business that sold adult novelty items while also maintaining 40 private arcade rooms where customers paid to watch pornographic movies. Investigators allege employees rented those rooms to commercial sex workers and their customers, charging cash fees that included the use of an arcade room, condoms and personal wipes.
According to the indictment, commercial sex workers often returned multiple times during a single shift with different customers, while employees were permitted to keep leftover cash paid by the women as tips.
Prosecutors allege six bookstore employees knowingly facilitated the operation, while two alleged pimps caused women and minors to engage in commercial sex acts at the business through force, fraud and coercion.
The indictment further alleges employees observed many of the victims with visible injuries, including bruises, black eyes, stab wounds and road rash, and were aware that some had been assaulted by their traffickers. Prosecutors also allege employees interacted directly with the alleged pimps as they searched for victims, purchased merchandise and discussed continued access to the business.
Federal authorities contend the defendants profited from the operation by collecting fees from commercial sex workers and traffickers, then laundering those proceeds to conceal the nature of the criminal enterprise and finance its continued operation.
The indictment also alleges the business employed security personnel who used those proceeds to monitor customers and commercial sex workers, escort them to arcade rooms, restrict where solicitation occurred and report law enforcement activity or disturbances.
Prosecutors noted that in August 2024, a commercial sex worker who had been soliciting customers in the bookstore parking lot was kidnapped and murdered by Naasson Haazzard after leaving the property.
"The eight individuals charged in this indictment preyed on their victims and sex trafficked several women and juveniles for their own financial gain under threat of violence, fraud and coercion," U.S. Attorney Ryan Raybould said. "These arrests send a clear message that this U.S. Attorney's Office will work with our federal partners to investigate and aggressively prosecute anyone involved in the depraved and dehumanizing crime of sex trafficking."
Homeland Security Investigations Dallas Special Agent in Charge Travis Pickard said the case marks a significant step toward dismantling an organization that allegedly exploited vulnerable victims for years.
IRS Criminal Investigation Special Agent in Charge Christopher J. Altemus Jr. said investigators used financial expertise to expose the alleged criminal enterprise, while Dallas Police Chief Daniel Comeaux praised the collaboration between federal, state and local agencies.
The investigation was conducted by Homeland Security Investigations, IRS Criminal Investigation and the Dallas Police Department through HSI's North Texas Trafficking Task Force.
The indictment contains allegations only. All defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law. If convicted, several defendants face sentences of up to life in federal prison.
