A Texas child protection worker has been fired after a video emerged of him telling a 14-year-old girl that she should start working as a prostitute, as reported by ‘NBC News’ .
The daughter captured the interaction with the employee, who has still not been identified, through her cell phone.
The 14-year-old girl was staying in a hotel until she was taken into care by a foster family.
In the extract, the teenager asks the employee if she can have something to eat. Instead of answering, for some unknown reason, the employee encourages the teenager to become a prostitute.
In a statement, the US Department of Youth Protection said it was sorry for the behavior of the ex-employee.
“The person in the video, who was a youth protection employee, was removed from his position on August 10. The safety and well-being of children are our priorities.
The Texas man has not appealed the decision to fire him.
The spokeswoman also confirmed to NBC News that the girl had found a foster family on Monday.
A union representative in Texas denounces that many children waiting for a foster family must be accommodated in hotels.
“From the start, it’s been a disaster,” he said.