GOP donor Harlan Crow's brother is accused of financing 100-person sex trafficking ring in bombshell lawsuit where women say they were drugged, abused and forced to perform sex acts
But on Monday, US District Judge Fred Biery, sitting in San Antonio, ordered that the case proceed to trial.
John Balestriere, a lawyer for the women, told DailyMail.com that they were 'extremely pleased' with the ruling and looked forward to preparing for trial, including gathering evidence and deposing the defendants.
Balestriere noted that his firm represented plaintiffs who won in a sex trafficking jury trial in Brooklyn federal court last year, and added: 'Our clients and we are prepared to go the distance.'
Crow's lawyers told DailyMail.com that the ruling was 'disappointing but not a surprise given the court at this early stage is prohibited from questioning the veracity' of the claims.
'We continue to dispute the allegations and believe the plaintiffs' story paints a picture of numerous troubled and broken domestic relationships,' they said.
Trammell Crow Jr., a Texas philanthropist and the brother of Republican mega-donor Harlan Crow, must face a lawsuit that accuses him of running and participating in a sex trafficking ring, a judge ruled.
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