Domestic Sex Trafficking of Minors - Women's Funding Network

— FBI spokesman Jason Pack said 69 children were removed from prostitution and 99
suspected pimps were arrested in 40 cities across 30 states and the District of Columbia
— The largest group of child prostitutes, 24, was found in and around Seattle
— The children found ranged in age from 12 to 17
— Since 2003, when the FBI and the Justice Department launched the Innocence Lost National
Initiative, about 1,250 child prostitutes have been located and removed from prostitution
• Week of June 7, 2010
— Reported June 9, 2010, by the Mary Pat Flaherty of the Washington Post.
— Derwin Smith, 42, was arrested and charged with trafficking and prostituting a minor.
— He picked up a 12-year-old girl from D.C. (reported missing on May 25, 2010) and drove her
back and forth from D.C. to Atlantic City, N.J. forcing her into prostitution along the way.
West Virginia
• July 20, 2011- Charleston
— Reported on July 20, 2011, by Zac Taylor of The Charleston Gazette
— Police arrested Kanawha County assistant public defender Steve Conifer Wednesday for
allegedly trying to prostitute children as young as 5 years old over the Internet.
— Conifer was charged under a section of state law titled "receiving support from prostitution;
pimping; penalty; prostitute may testify." A first offense that involves a minor is punishable by
a prison sentence of not less than two years and a fine of up to $5,000.
— Conifer was arraigned before county Magistrate Traci Carper-Strickland and was released
after posting 10 percent of his $50,000 bond.
— Reported on July 20, 2011, by WOWK 13
Wisconsin
• June 14, 2011- Wausau*
— Reported on June 14, 2011, by Wausau Daily Herald
— Prosecutors say 18-year-old Nicole Riehle and 28-year-old Barbi Metzger were involved in
prostituting young girls and have been ordered to stand trial.
— Metzger was accused of putting pictures of the teenagers wearing only their underwear on
Backpage.com and advertised the girls for sexual favors
— Dominick D. West, 19, of Wausau also was charged in connection with the prostitution ring.
West is scheduled to enter a plea to prostitution charges Wednesday. Darrell D. Vaughn is
scheduled to enter a plea July 7.
— Previously reported on May 25, 2011, by Wausau Daily Herald: Darrell D. Vaughn, 19, is
charged with three counts each of soliciting a child for prostitution and child enticement for
prostitution. He faces up to 25 years in prison on each count, if convicted. Vaughn told
investigators that he was paid to drive three teenage girls to Wausau motels to have sex with
men for money in the rooms paid for by Nicole K. Riehle, 18. William Payne, 22, of Wausau,
organized the prostitution ring. 27-year-old Barbi Metzger, and 19-year-old Dominick West
are also facing charges.
— Previously reported on May 18, 2011, by WAOW.com: A fourth person has now been
charged in a Wausau child prostitution ring. Prosecutors have charged Dominick D. West, 19,
with nine counts relating to his role in child prostitution and an arraignment has been
scheduled for June 15.
— Previously reported on March 28, 2011 by WAOW News 9: Five adults have been
arrested in connection with a child prostitution ring in Wausau. Barbi Metzger, Nicole Riehle
and Darrell Vaughn have been charged. Police are also looking into the three teenage girls
involved (17 years old), saying they could face prostitution charges too.
— Previously reported on March 16, 2011 by Wausau Daily Herald: Darrell D. Vaughn, 19,
of Schofield, and Wausau residents Nicole K. Riehle, 18, and Barbi L. Metzger, 27, were
charged with three counts each of enticing a child for prostitution and soliciting a child for
prostitution. Each count carries a maximum 25-year prison sentence. Metzger put pictures of
17-year-old wearing only her underwear on the social networking website Backpage.com
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