WORLEY, Idaho – The Kootenai County Sheriff's Office have arrested nine people in connection with a prostitution ring going on at the Coeur d'Alene Casino.
According to police, over the past several months, Coeur d'Alene Casino management had seen an upswing in activities that suggested prostitutes were operating within the casino and attached resort hotel areas.
Further information from law enforcement agencies confirmed the identities of several individuals seen by casino security as suspected prostitutes and their customers.
Because the Coeur d'Alene Casino is within the jurisdiction of both the reservation and Kootenai County, the KCSO assisted in the investigation.
Police said over the two-night operation, nine arrests were made. Eight adult females were charges with prostitution and one male was charged with solicitation of prostitution.
Investigators said more arrests could have been made, but after the first night several social media posts were being made warning of the "prostitution sting" at the Casino, which ultimately reduced the number of prostitutes in Kootenai County.
