AIRWAY HEIGHTS, Wash. — Update: Leron J. Stovall from Federal Way, WA, was arrested on January 13, 2023, following an anti-sex trafficking operation at Northern Quest Resort & Casino in Airway Heights last December. The FBI Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force, which comprises members from the FBI, Spokane Police, and the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office, conducted investigative work that led to Stovell's arrest. On April 28, 2023, Stovall pled guilty to 2nd-degree human trafficking for his involvement in trafficking a juvenile who was contacted during the operation and was reunited with her family. A judge has sentenced Stovall to 129 months in prison.
Original Article:
A Spokane anti-sex trafficking operation led to the rescue of several women who were reportedly trafficked.
On Dec. 14, the FBI Spokane Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force carried out an anti-sex trafficking operation at Northern Quest Resort & Casino in Airway Heights. The operation helped connect six women involved in sex trafficking and sex work to authorities.
One of the contacts connected a trafficked juvenile with her family, ultimately starting a new investigation into who trafficked her.
The goal of the Task Force is to identify traffickers and help victims of sex trafficking, according to police. Four of the contacts found in the operation were connected with advocates from the Kalispel Tribe and the FBI to move out of sex trafficking.
One contact helped arrest a woman on felony assault and a theft warrant.
The FBI Spokane Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force is an anti-trafficking unit made up of the FBI, Spokane Police Department, and Spokane County Sheriff’s Office members. The Task Force worked with several organizations including the Kalispel Tribe Police to investigate this incident into sex trafficking operations.
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