FBI Reveals Terrible Thing Some Drug-Addicted Texas Parents Are Doing to Their Own Children

FBI officials in Texas have issued a warning about a troubling rise in parents exploiting their own children for sex in exchange for drug money.

In a Jan. 20 interview with WOAI-TV, FBI Special Agent Jeanette Harper described the growing problem in El Paso, Texas, calling the situation heartbreaking.

“We do see quite a bit where we have parents that are trafficking their children in sexual acts so they can receive drugs off the street,” Harper told the outlet.

She expressed deep concern over the issue, saying, “It’s just hard that the parents are more concerned about getting drugs and basically torturing their children for the rest of their lives.” She added, “The person that you should trust the most as your mom and your dad, and they’re giving you to people for sex.”

Many of these parents, struggling with addiction, reportedly allow abusers into their homes or secure low-cost motels for these horrific transactions.

“If their main goal is to get money for drugs, then they’re not going to go to a hotel or a very expensive hotel or Airbnbs,” Harper explained.

Nicole Schiff, executive director of the Center for Hope—a nonprofit working with the FBI—stressed that trafficking in El Paso is particularly severe compared to cities like Houston or Dallas.

She shared disturbing cases her organization has encountered.

“We’ve had a case where the dad was the trafficker,” Schiff revealed. “We’ve had a case where mom sold her daughter to a trafficker for the money because she needed it for drugs.”

Harper emphasized that public awareness and reporting suspicious activity play a crucial role in fighting sex trafficking.

“There are a lot of legal reporting requirements for individuals that are either teachers, doctors, just caregivers in general,” she noted.

“If they observe their child or they believe that they’re a victim of sexual abuse, they are legally required to report that to somebody within 24 to 48 hours.”

Last year, the FBI El Paso Field Office issued a notice to educate the public on various forms of human trafficking, including sex trafficking.

The agency defines sex trafficking as occurring “when individuals are compelled by force, fraud, or coercion to engage in commercial sex acts.”

In cases involving minors under 18, authorities do not need to prove force, fraud, or coercion for charges to apply.

The FBI also stressed that human trafficking can “occur in any community,” affecting urban, suburban, and rural areas alike.

“With the expansive region our office covers, from rural communities to major cities, we have seen that human trafficking can occur anywhere,” said John Morales, special agent in charge of the FBI El Paso Field Office.