Crime & Safety
Prostitution Sting Leads to Arrests, Indictment
Officials have filed charges against the eight men accused of being involved in a prostitution ring that involves at least a dozen prostitutes out of several metro Atlanta homes.
Eight people were arrested following a prostitution sting involving federal, state and local law-enforcement officers at a house at 350 Oakridge Dr., Marietta on Dec. 8, The Marietta Daily Journal reports.
The eight people were indicted on 18 counts for allegedly being involved in a prostitution ring that involves at least a dozen prostitutes out of several metro Atlanta homes, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, WSB and the MDJ report.
As of Tuesday, the suspects have not been assigned attorneys and records indicate they have yet to have a court hearing, the AJC reports.
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Arrested were Jose Miguel Almonte, Luz M. Gutierrez, Epifania Sanchez Delarosa, Maria D. Rodriguez Herrera, Romualda Resendiz Perez, Saula Morales Villareal, Tiena Calderon and Oscar Lnu, the MDJ and WSB say.
A home off Seminole Drive in Marietta and a home off West Atlanta Street were also listed in the indictment as being used for prostitution, WSB and the MDJ.
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