Ted Poe: “Recently in Sacramento, California, Uber driver Keith Avila picked up three passengers. They were two women and what…”

“Recently in Sacramento, California, Uber driver Keith Avila picked up three passengers. They were two women and what looked like to him to be a very young girl, about 12 years of age. The ride would be short. The total fare was only $8. The young girl, sitting in the front seat with him, was dressed inappropriately in such a short skirt. Here is what he said about her: You could see all of her legs, and it struck me as odd because she was so very young. What happened next was even more disturbing to him. One of the women passengers in the vehicle said to the young girl in a controlling, coaching voice: First thing you do, you ask this question: Do you have any weapons? When you're hugging him, just ask, ``Do you have any weapons?'' Pat him down. Pat him down while you're hugging on him. Get the money first. Before you start touching him, go in there, get the money first. Avila, a father himself, knew something was not right about that conversation. The two older women taking a girl inappropriately dressed to a hotel, talking about exchanging money, did not make sense to him. This had the hallmark of sex trafficking. He later said to police: I was 100 percent sure I knew what was happening. So Avila dropped off the three individuals at the Holiday Inn Express and immediately called the police, even though he didn't have to. He alerted them that there was a child sex trafficking occurring right under their noses.…”