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into custody with charges of Attempted Assault in the Second Degree, Unlawful Use of a
Weapon, three counts of Encouraging Child Sexual Abuse in the First Degree and three
counts of Possession of Child Pornography in the First Degree. Bunch was taken into
custody with charges of Prostitution, Compelling Prostitution and Encouraging Child Sexual
Abuse in the First Degree
• November 4-6, 2010 – Portland
— Reported on November 8, 2010 by Fox 12 Oregon
— Three girls victimized by human traffickers were rescued by FBI agents during a three-day
sting operation in the Portland area
— The sting, which lasted from Thursday to Sunday, was part of a local and national crackdown
on human trafficking called Operation Cross Country 5, marking the fifth national law
enforcement action against child sex trafficking
— The girls recovered during the operation were interviewed and assessed for counseling,
medical assistance and possible housing needs
— The FBI said the operation has recovered 69 children nationally
— The Portland City Council will vote on a resolution Wednesday morning to dedicate $285,000
to create a shelter for child trafficking victims, as well as to fund
• October 25, 2010 – Tacoma*
— Reported on October 26, 2010, by John de Leon of the Seattle Times
— A former army sergeant based at Joint Base Lewis-McChord was sentenced Monday in U.S.
District Court in Tacoma to 11 years in prison for sex trafficking of a child and attempted sex
trafficking of a child
— Sterling Hospedales, 26, pleaded guilty to the charges in July
— The investigation began in April 2009 when Lakewood police were alerted to a juvenile
runaway from the Seattle area who was posting ads on Craigslist indicating she was a
prostitute.
• June 21, 2010 – Portland*
— Reported June 22, 2010, by Lynne Terry of The Oregonian in Portland, Ore.
— Donnico T. Johnson, 39-year-old Seattle resident, was sentenced to nearly 15 years in prison
after pleading guilty in March to Sex Trafficking of a Minor.
— Forced a 15-year-old to post ads on Craigslist and drove her to “meetings” in the fall of
2008.
• August 16, 2010 – Portland
— Reported August 16, 2010 by The Oregonian.
— Jefferson Bryant Davis, 22, faces federal sex-trafficking charges for allegedly transporting a
13-year old girl to three other states where he forced her into prostitution and beat her when
she resisted.
— Davis transported the girl from Portland to Washington, California and Nevada with the intent
that she engage in prostitution.
Pennsylvania
• December 2, 2010- Chambersburg
— Reported on December 2, 2010, by Jim Tuttle of Public Opinion
— Gregory Ramos, 52, now of Wilmington, Del., entered the plea of not guilty in Franklin County
Court on Wednesday during his arraignment on charges of sexual exploitation of children,
corruption of minors and promoting prostitution.
— Candy Hubbard, his co-defendant, was arrested in August 2008 and found guilty of sexual
exploitation of children, promoting prostitution, owning a house of prostitution, and corruption
of minors.
— The defense received discovery documents Wednesday and is now familiarizing itself with
the case. Ramos is scheduled for trial in March. In the meantime, he is free on $50,000
unsecured bail.
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