Bellevue police arrest sex trafficking suspect

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The Bellevue Police Department announced on Wednesday that a man in connection to a sex trafficking incident was arrested last week after a month-long investigation.

Investigators said the incident involved a 21-year-old woman in Factoria. In early April, officers responded to a report of a domestic violence incident in Factoria. Police said construction workers helped the woman get out of an apartment, and officers identified several indicators of sex trafficking, which the victim confirmed. The department's human trafficking unit took over the case, and they learned the victim was exploited in Washington as well as other states.

"From the Bellevue PD Officers quickly spotting the red flags associated with sex trafficking to the work of the Department’s Human Trafficking Unit, this collaborative operation was truly a textbook example on how to hold an individual accountable for conducting a horrible sex crime on another person," said Andrew Popochock, Assistant Chief for the Bellevue Police Department. "Sex trafficking is a crime and unfortunately does happen in communities like Bellevue.

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