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Sex Crimes Press Releases




November 7, 2014

BONDS: South King County Man Convicted of Trafficking Juveniles Across State Lines

October 2, 2014

DORAN: Sex Offender Sentenced to 8+ Years in Prison for Failing to Register

July 31, 2014

CYPRIAN: Auburn Man Indicted for Sex Trafficking Women in Western Washington and Oregon

May 2, 2014

MOSES: Tulalip Tribal Member Sentenced to 54 Months in Prison for Sexual Abuse of a Minor

January 29, 2014

MANAGO: Alleged Seattle Gang Member Indicted for Sex Trafficking

March 8, 2013

KIM: Pierce County Man Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison for Interstate Prostitution and Money Laundering Conspiracies and Tax Fraud

January 15, 2013

SHABAZZ: Former Des Moines, Washington Man Sentenced to 32 Years in Prison for Attack on Federal Prison Guard

November 30, 2012

NASH and WILLIAMS: Two Sex Trafficking Convictions Result in Long Prison Sentences

WALLS: Tacoma Man Convicted of Sex Trafficking

March 27, 2012

BRAUN: Tacoma Man Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison for Human Trafficking and Gun Crimes

March 16, 2012

TRAMBLE: SeaTac Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Sex Trafficking

January 13, 2012

KIM: Operator of Local Nightclub Indicted for Interstate Prostitution Scheme

December 9, 2011

TRAMBLE: SeaTac Man Pleads Guilty to Sex Trafficking

September 16, 2011

SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION: Two Felons Who Failed to Register Get Federal Prison Time

March 18, 2011

ROGERS: Resident of Special Commitment Center Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison for Possession of Child Pornography

March 4, 2011

BENNET: Lower Elwha Tribal Member Pleads Guilty to Sexual Abuse of a Minor

TRAMBLE: Seattle Man Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison for Sex Trafficking

February 18, 2011

DAMIEN: Swinomish Tribal Member Pleads Guilty to Sexual Abuse of Minors

January 28, 2011

SPRAGUE: Ferndale Sex Offender Sentenced for Child Pornography

12/10/10 CARR
KENT MAN SENTENCED TO 15 YEARS IN PRISON FOR SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A CHILD
Defendant Traveled to Cambodia to have Sex with Underage Girls

10/26/10 HOSPEDALES
ARMY SERGEANT SENTENCED TO 11 YEARS IN PRISON FOR SEX TRAFFICKING JUVENILES
Defendant Set Up Apartment and Craig’s List Ads for Juvenile Prostitutes

9/24/10 VIANEZ
VIOLENT PIMP SENTENCED TO 20 YEARS IN PRISON FOR SEX TRAFFICKING, WITNESS TAMPERING AND INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION OF A MINOR FOR PROSTITUTION
Pierce County Man Used Threats and Violence to Force 17-Year-old Into Prostitution

9/3/10 SMILEY
SPANAWAY CHILD MOLESTER SENTENCED TO 22+ YEARS IN PRISON
Man Assaulted Young Girl in Make-shift Camp on Wooded Fort Lewis Property

7/27/10 CARR
KENT MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A CHILD
Defendant Admits He Traveled to Cambodia to have Sex with Underage Girls

7/23/10 HOSPEDALES
ARMY SERGEANT PLEADS GUILTY TO SEX TRAFFICKING JUVENILES
Defendant Set Up Apartment and Craig’s List Ads for Juvenile Prostitutes

6/25/10 COLACURCIO
FRANK COLACURCIO, JR. PLEADS GUILTY IN STRIP CLUB CASE
Colacurcio, Jr. Faces Prison Term and Will Forfeit Millions in Cash and Property

5/11/10 HAMPTON
TACOMA FELON SENTENCED TO 13 YEARS IN PRISON FOR SEX TRAFFICKING OFFENSES
Defendant Pimped Young Girls on Craigslist and on the Streets

12/2/09 DELEON
CALIFORNIA MEN SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR SEX TRAFFICKING
Used Straw Corporations to Run Massage Parlors and Tanning Salons Providing Sex Acts

11/18/08 FREY-NGUYEN
KING COUNTY SALON OPERATORS CHARGED WITH SEX OFFENSES
California and Washington Residents Allegedly Conspired to Transport Sex Workers From Cities Around the U.S.

10/31/08 YAP-LIU
FOREIGN NATIONALS SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR TRANSPORTING WOMEN TO WORK AT BROTHEL
Lead Defendant Employed more than 100 Women to Work as Prostitutes

9/29/08 TODD
EVERETT MAN SENTENCED TO 26 YEAR PRISON TERM FOR SEX TRAFFICKING, AND INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION TO FURTHER PROSTITUTION - Recruited Women and Advertised Commercial Sex Acts on the Internet

6/19/08 CHRISTENSEN
QUINAULT TRIBAL MEMBER SENTENCED TO 70 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR RAPE - Man with Long History of Sexual Assault Raped Ex-Girlfriend in Front of 2-year-old

5/21/08 TODD
EVERETT MAN CONVICTED OF SEX TRAFFICKING, MONEY LAUNDERING AND INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION TO FURTHER PROSTITUTION - Recruited Women and Advertised Commercial Sex Acts on Internet

11/27/07 TODD
EVERETT MAN INDICTED FOR SEX TRAFFICKING AND INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION TO FURTHER PROSTITUTION - Man Recruited Women and Advertised Commercial Sex Acts on Internet