By Sarah Sarder. Helen Yu Kim, 59, pleaded guilty to one count of using a facility for interstate commerce in aid of racketeering involving prostitution. Law enforcement arrested the Irving woman and her year-old son, Daniel Mendoza Jr. Kim sold for sex," said U. Attorney Erin Nealy Cox. In a previous statement, Cox called that willingness "sickening. In early November, undercover officers approached Kim and Mendoza, posing as businessmen seeking paid sex. Kim was arrested after she took the remainder of the payment, following the sting on Nov.
Kim said in plea papers that she ran two brothels and used more than 10 women for commercial sex. After the sting, officers took several of the women to a local shelter for women who'd survived human trafficking. Mendoza was also arrested following the sting. Sarah Sarder. Sarah Sarder is a graduate of the University of North Texas in Denton, where she received Bachelor's degrees in journalism and political science. She is a North Texas native who previously worked for the Denton Record-Chronicle as a business reporter and spent four years as news reporter and editor at the North Texas Daily.
We are currently revamping our comment system and it will return soon. Stay up-to-date with the crime and public safety news your neighbors are talking about. By signing up you agree to our privacy policy. Stand with us in our mission to discover and uncover the story of North Texas. Email Icon. Helen Yu Kim was arrested on prostitution charges before, in April Dallas County Jail Helen Yu Kim, 59, pleaded guilty to one count of using a facility for interstate commerce in aid of racketeering involving prostitution.
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