The Irving Police Department is currently investigating a human trafficking offense that has led to the arrest of 17-year-old Irving resident Travis Lekas. Irving police were made aware of the offense on May 3, when a 15-year-old female made an outcry about being the victim of a sexual assault.
Lekas brought the victim to his residence, where she remained under the influence of drugs and alcohol for three days. During that time, Lekas compelled the victim into becoming involved in prostitution.
Lekas and the victim attend the same school and know each other. Investigators have also learned that Lekas attempted to recruit other young girls into committing acts of prostitution and are in the process of identifying those girls and conducting interviews in order to determine if there are any other victims. An arrest warrant for human trafficking of a person younger than 18-years-old was issued for Lekas and he was arrested without incident yesterday afternoon.
Lekas is currently in custody at the Irving Jail on one count of human trafficking of a person younger than 18-years-old, one count of compelling prostitution and one count of sexual performance by a child. His bond has been set at $175,000.
