Sex trafficking in strip clubs does exist.
shadowcat
Atlanta suburb
BEAVERTON, OR (KPTV) -
Police investigating the sexual assault and sexual trafficking of two 13-year-old girls made two arrests on Tuesday.
According to investigators, Victor Moreno-Hernandez, 27, and Steven Toth, 42, forced the victims into prostitution from inside Stars Cabaret, a strip club on SW Lombard Avenue.
Officers served search warrants at Stars Cabaret and at two Beaverton homes.
Moreno-Hernandez faces charges of rape, sodomy, sex abuse, unlawful sexual penetration, distribution of a controlled substance to a minor, compelling prostitution and promoting prostitution.
Toth faces charges of rape, sodomy, sex abuse, compelling prostitution and promoting prostitution.
According to investigators, one of the victims was a runaway who met at least three men in Beaverton in 2012.
Over a period of time, they sexually assaulted and forced her into prostration, police said.
Moreno-Hernandez is also accused of giving her methamphetamine on several occasions.
"This is a significant conclusion to a tremendous effort put forth to impact the extremely destructive world of human trafficking," said Chief Geoff Spalding.
Police investigating the sexual assault and sexual trafficking of two 13-year-old girls made two arrests on Tuesday.
According to investigators, Victor Moreno-Hernandez, 27, and Steven Toth, 42, forced the victims into prostitution from inside Stars Cabaret, a strip club on SW Lombard Avenue.
Officers served search warrants at Stars Cabaret and at two Beaverton homes.
Moreno-Hernandez faces charges of rape, sodomy, sex abuse, unlawful sexual penetration, distribution of a controlled substance to a minor, compelling prostitution and promoting prostitution.
Toth faces charges of rape, sodomy, sex abuse, compelling prostitution and promoting prostitution.
According to investigators, one of the victims was a runaway who met at least three men in Beaverton in 2012.
Over a period of time, they sexually assaulted and forced her into prostration, police said.
Moreno-Hernandez is also accused of giving her methamphetamine on several occasions.
"This is a significant conclusion to a tremendous effort put forth to impact the extremely destructive world of human trafficking," said Chief Geoff Spalding.
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Just like when someone gets a DUI... Typically they were pulled over for some other violation. But that violation gets dropped and the DUI sticks.
Not new news.