prostitution sting

SEATTLE (AP) — Authorities say Seattle police arrested 139 men in a weeklong prostitution sting. Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes says he's reviewing the cases for charges of sexual exploitation, a misdemeanor. The sting operation occurred June 24 to July 1 at a storefront on Aurora Avenue North...

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A Renton man who is accused of promoting prostitution initially told police he was only a ride-share service driver before changing his story. The New Tribune reports that the 41-year-old was arraigned Wednesday in Pierce County Superior Court on charges of promoting commercial sex abuse of a minor and first-degree unlawful possession of a firearm. ...